Genève Enchères · Lot 1113
Rivière
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Rivière
huile sur toile
Catalogue period : 2018-12-13
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
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Louis Aston Knight
Documented citizenships : United States
Louis Aston Knight (1873–1948) was an American painter born in Paris, the son of painter Daniel Ridgway Knight. Raised in Europe, he received his first lessons from his father before studying with Tony Robert-Fleury and Jules Lefebvre. He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1894, developing a career that connected French and American artistic circles.
He concentrated primarily on landscape, particularly gardens, villages and waterways in Normandy. Moving water and effects of light became favoured subjects in his outdoor painting. An admirer of Claude Monet, whom he visited in Giverny, he also cultivated his own garden as a source of motifs. Exhibitions in New York, including Knoedler in 1911, strengthened his recognition in the United States.
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Lempertz · Genève Enchères
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Lempertz · Lot 170
Französische Landschaft
Oil on canvas
Original catalogue wording
Französische Landschaft
Öl auf Leinwand
Auction date : 2016-09-21
Published result : 2480 EUR
Including buyer’s premium
Estimate : 2000
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