Etching Prints. By Laura Knight. From the Modern Masters of Etchings No. 29. The Studio. London, 1932.

Dame Laura Knight was an English painter and printmaker and a pioneering woman in England’s arts establishment. She produced exceptional realist paintings in the early twentieth century. She also began etching in the period. Her etchings showcase an exploration of the form–with all manner of subject and numerous styles, but always masterfully done. In this set of prints, Knight’s etchings are reproduced for subscribers of the Modern Masters of Etching series. The series was published in the 1920s and 30s. Each plate is tipped onto its original page. They are sold here as individual prints ready to be displayed. The available prints are:

• I “Spanish Dancer, No. 1”
• II. “Spanish Dancer, No. 2”
• III. “Bank Holiday” 
• IV. “Filia Mundi”
• V. “Some Holiday” 
• VI. “Acrobats”
• VII. “Dancer Sleeping”
• VIII. “Five Clowns”
• IX. “Lady with a Shawl”
• X. “Three Graces of the Ballet”
• XI. “Country Girls”

All plates fine. On the original pages as mounting boards. Vertical measurement of each page is 9.5” x 12.375”. Make a selection by print title.

A fine selection of superb etching prints.