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One of the best-regarded artists of the twentieth century, Dame Laura Knight worked in oils, watercolours, etching, engraving and drypoint. Knight painted in the figurative, realist tradition, embracing British Impressionism, and worked closely with Lamorna Birch and Alfred Munnings during her time living in Cornwall.
In 1929 she was created a Dame and in 1936 she was elected a full member of the Royal Academy. Knight was best known for painting the worlds of the theatre and ballet in London and for being an Official War Artist during the Second World War. She was also greatly interested in, and inspired by, marginalised communities and individuals, including Romani people and circus performers.