Vase of Flowers
Type:Painting
Size:11.75" x 8.00" x 0.16"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Rare compostion by Knight with rich beautiful color almost looks wet.
Louis Aston Knight ART FOR SALE
1873 Paris, France - 1948 Paris, France. Known for: Landscape, rivers, and street genre painting.
Born in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 1873 of American parents. Knight studied in his native city under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury, and with his father, D. R. Knight. While in San Francisco in 1925, he... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 1873 of American parents. Knight studied in his native city under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury, and with his father, D. R. Knight. While in San Francisco in 1925, he stayed at the Palace Hotel and painted cityscapes and a view of the Palace of Fine Arts. Other paintings... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 1873 of American parents. Knight studied in his native city under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury, and with his father, D. R. Knight. While in San Francisco in 1925, he stayed at the Palace Hotel and painted cityscapes and a view of the Palace of Fine Arts. Other paintings of the Monterey Peninsula and Santa Monica are extant. Member: Rochester Art Club. Exh: Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Paris Salon, 1901, 1905 (gold medal); Rheims Expo, 1903 (gold); Stendahl Gallery (LA),... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 1873 of American parents. Knight studied in his native city under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury, and with his father, D. R. Knight. While in San Francisco in 1925, he stayed at the Palace Hotel and painted cityscapes and a view of the Palace of Fine Arts. Other paintings of the Monterey Peninsula and Santa Monica are extant. Member: Rochester Art Club. Exh: Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Paris Salon, 1901, 1905 (gold medal); Rheims Expo, 1903 (gold); Stendahl Gallery (LA), 1931; Gardena (CA) High School, 1933. In: Toledo Museum; Luxembourg Museum; Newark Museum. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". American Art Annual 1900-33; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs... Read full biography
Born in Paris, France on Aug. 3, 1873 of American parents. Knight studied in his native city under Lefebvre, Robert-Fleury, and with his father, D. R. Knight. While in San Francisco in 1925, he stayed at the Palace Hotel and painted cityscapes and a view of the Palace of Fine Arts. Other paintings of the Monterey Peninsula and Santa Monica are extant. Member: Rochester Art Club. Exh: Paris Expo, 1900 (medal); Paris Salon, 1901, 1905 (gold medal); Rheims Expo, 1903 (gold); Stendahl Gallery (LA), 1931; Gardena (CA) High School, 1933. In: Toledo Museum; Luxembourg Museum; Newark Museum. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940". American Art Annual 1900-33; Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs, et Graveurs (Bénézit, E); Who's Who in American Art 1936-41; Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers (Fielding, Mantle). Nearly 20,000 biographies can be... Read full biography
Louis Aston Knight - Art for Sale (6 available)
Dutch Sloop Departing
Type:Painting
Size:25.75" x 28.75"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Hollywood / Los Angeles
Type:Painting
Size:25.62" x 32.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Cottage by the River
Type:Painting
Year:1880-1890
Size:26.00" x 32.00" x 1.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
A stunning example of Knight at his best in a period frame bursting with color and movement
Dianes Cottage
Type:Painting
Year:1890
Size:26.00" x 32.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Signed
Notes:
A quintessentail example by the Knight. The paiting is full of color, life & movement. It has heavy imposto and in my opinion one of his best efforts
Biddeford Pool, Maine
Type:Painting
Year:1916
Size:36.00" x 46.00" x 3.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Left
Notes:
Louis Aston Knight (1873-1948.) Oil on canvas, signed lower left, inscribed verso, "Biddeford Pool, Maine, 1916." Outside frame dimensions are 46 x 56. In excellent condition.