Artistic Couples: Winifred Knights and Thomas Monnington

Winifred Knights, (1899-1947) and Sir Thomas Monnington, (1902-1976).

Knights and Monnington, respectively the winners of the British School of Rome Scholarship for Decorative Painting in 1920 and 1922, married in Rome in 1924. The studies they undertook whilst on their honeymoon in Piediluco resulted for both in masterpieces – Monnington’s iconic Tate Allegory and Knights mesmerising Santissima Trinita.

This online exhibition, the second in our series, Artistic Couples, includes studies for both paintings, together with rare works which have previously not been offered for sale.

In the coming weeks the series, Artistic Couples, will include: Charles Mahoney & Dorothy Bishop – Victor & Catherine Moody.

Works FEATURED in this Exhibition

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Winifred Knights - Study for sleeping figure Santisima Trinita
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study for sleeping figure Santisima Trinita, circa 1930
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Winifred Knights - Early study for Mill Hands on Strike (?)
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Early study for Mill Hands on Strike (?)
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Winifred Knights - Colour Study for Foreground Figure of Woman Combing her Hair
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Colour Study for Foreground Figure of Woman Combing her Hair, Santissima Trinita, mid 1920’s
Winifred Knights - Study of foliage on the banks of a stream for The Flight into Egypt
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study of foliage on the banks of a stream for The Flight into Egypt, c.1938

£500.00

Sir Thomas Monnington - Sheet of studies
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Sheet of studies, early 1920’s

£375.00

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Winifred Knights - Sheet of studies for design of wall decoration
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Sheet of studies for design of wall decoration, circa 1918
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Winifred Knights - Spring foliage
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Spring foliage, study for The Flight into Egypt, circa 1938
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Winifred Knights - Illustration of female figure
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Illustration of female figure, picking flowers, c. 1914
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Winifred Knights - Portrait study for a guest at the Marriage of Cana
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Portrait study for a guest at the Marriage of Cana, circa 1923
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for Design for Bristol Council House ceiling
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for Design for Bristol Council House ceiling, circa 1953
Sir Thomas Monnington - Overflying aeroplanes
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Overflying aeroplanes, study for Clouds and Spitfires, circa 1943

£400.00

Sir Thomas Monnington - Compositional and cloud study for Southern England
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Compositional and cloud study for Southern England, 1944. Spitfires Attacking Flying-Bombs

£420.00

Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for Clouds and Spitfires
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for Clouds and Spitfires,(7.11.44)

£300.00

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Winifred Knights - Paradise - Compositional Study
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Paradise – Compositional Study, circa 1925
Sir Thomas Monnington - Bomb damage to a stone masonary column
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Bomb damage to a stone masonary column, Antwerp, circa 1944

£325.00

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Sir Thomas Monnington - Bomb Store under Camouflage Netting
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Bomb Store under Camouflage Netting, circa 1940
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for The Act of Union
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for The Act of Union, St. Stephen’s Hall, Palace of Westminster, circa 1926
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Winifred Knights - Life drawing
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Life drawing, nude three-quarter view, circa 1920
Study of Olive leaves
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study of Olive leaves, for Allegory , 1924

£950.00

Winifred Knights - Sheet of Studies of Snowdrops
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Sheet of Studies of Snowdrops, circa 1922

£1,200.00

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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study 2 for Reciprocity
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study 2 for Reciprocity, c. 1970
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study of Flight trajectories and clouds
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study of Flight trajectories and clouds, c. 1943
Sir Thomas Monnington - Exploding bombs and rockets
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Exploding bombs and rockets, study for Clouds and Spitfires, circa 1944

£675.00

Sir Thomas Monnington - View from the cockpit
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
View from the cockpit, circa 1944

£725.00

Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for Fighter Affiliation: Halifax and Hurricane Aircraft Co-Operating in Action
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for Fighter Affiliation: Halifax and Hurricane Aircraft Co-Operating in Action, c. 1943

£350.00

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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for Radar Unit
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for Radar Unit, 1944
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Design on a prism in orange
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Design on a prism in orange, yellow, grey and green, circa 1970
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for the olive tree in Allegory
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for the olive tree in Allegory, c. 1924
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study 2 for Clematis
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study 2 for Clematis, circa 1959
Winifred Knights - Study for The Flight into Egypt
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study for The Flight into Egypt, circa 1933-39

£1,500.00

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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for A Commissioner
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for A Commissioner, St. Stephen’s Hall, Palace of Wesminster, circa 1926
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Design for the ceiling of the Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of Holy Trinity
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Design for the ceiling of the Mary Harris Memorial Chapel of Holy Trinity, University of Exeter, 1956
Winifred Knights - The Front Door of Line Holt Farm House
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
The Front Door of Line Holt Farm House, late 1920’s

£9,500.00

Winifred Knights - Study of Front Door
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study of Front Door, Lineholt Farmhouse Door, c. 1932

£1,950.00

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Winifred Knights - Self-portrait and Study for The Deluge
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Self-portrait and Study for The Deluge, c. 1920
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Sir Thomas Monnington - Study for roundel
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Study for roundel, Bristol ceiling, circa 1953
Winifred Knights - Portrait study
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Portrait study, circa 1919

£875.00

Winifred Knights - Sheet of Figure Studies
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Sheet of Figure Studies, with Self-portrait, circa 1922

£975.00

Winifred Knights - Study for the background tree in St. Martin's
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study of a Walnut tree for Scenes from the Life of Saint Martin of Tours, circa 1930

£7,350.00

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Sir Thomas Monnington - Geometric design
Sir Thomas Monnington (1902 - 1976)
Geometric design, circa 1960
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Winifred Knights - Fairy Tale
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Fairy Tale, c.1915
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Winifred Knights - The Artist in a dress of her own design: three sketches
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
The Artist in a dress of her own design: three sketches, circa 1922
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Winifred Knights - Study for 'Design for Wall Decoration' - Three Women Bearing Baskets of Apples
Winifred Knights (1899 - 1947)
Study for ‘Design for Wall Decoration’ – Three Women Bearing Baskets of Apples, circa 1918
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