Watercolour, signed 14 1/2 ins x 16 3/4 ins (37cms x 42cms) Framed 23ins x 25ins (58cms x 63cms).Painted during the earlier part of Laura Knight’s stay in Cornwall. The Knights had moved there from Staithes in Yorkshire to be close to the Newlyn School of artists and other painters who worked in the area. Laura Knight also felt the light would be better for her work.During her time in Cornwall her paintings changed in colour toĀ Plein Air and Post impressionist. The sunlight of Cornwall flourished in her paintings. Landscapes with figures became her main subject . Her coastal scenesĀ captured the light, colours and views becoming a major part of her work. Laura Knight painted many views and scenes in Lamorna Cove or nearby. With figures on the rocks or swiming inĀ the cove.
In Cornwall , the Knights befriendedĀ the painter Samuel John Birch and his family,who lived in Lamorna . Birch was known locally as Lamorna Birch.
This particular watercolour is part of a series of works Knight painted where she was capturing the swirls and colours of the sea on a sunny day.
