{"product_id":"charite-by-daniel-ridgeway-knight","title":"Charité by Daniel Ridgway Knight","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"65\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"47\"\u003eDANIEL RIDGWAY KNIGHT (AMERICAN, 1839–1924)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"47\" data-end=\"50\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"50\" data-end=\"63\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"51\" data-end=\"62\"\u003eCharité\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"67\" data-end=\"167\"\u003eOil on canvas\u003cbr data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"83\"\u003e51 3\/4 × 61 1\/8 in. (131.4 × 155.3 cm)\u003cbr data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"124\"\u003eFrame: 61 1\/2 × 70 in. (156.2 × 177.8 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"169\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eSigned lower left: “Ridgway Knight”; inscribed “Paris”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"227\" data-end=\"705\"\u003eBathed in soft, golden light, this intimate domestic scene captures a moment of quiet generosity and familial tenderness. An elderly woman offers a bowl of soup to a young mother standing at the doorway, her child nestled in her arms. The rustic interior, glowing hearth, and finely rendered stillness speak to the everyday dignity of rural life. Knight’s delicate realism and empathetic brush evoke a timeless expression of charity—\u003cem data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"669\"\u003echarité\u003c\/em\u003e—that transcends language and era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"707\" data-end=\"1161\"\u003eDaniel Ridgway Knight was an American painter celebrated for his meticulously detailed portrayals of peasant life in the French countryside. After studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and under Charles Gleyre in Paris, Knight settled in France, where he gained international acclaim for his luminous and tender genre scenes. His work often explores themes of labor, rest, and quiet acts of kindness, emphasizing beauty in the ordinary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1163\" data-end=\"1290\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eProvenance: Sotheby’s PB 84, New York; The Dworecki Collection, New York\u003cbr data-start=\"1235\" data-end=\"1238\"\u003eExhibited: Ridgway Knight Exhibition, New York, 1924\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthonys Fine Art \u0026 Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46393656279276,"sku":"","price":87500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2013\/1449\/files\/ChatGPTImageApr30_2026_03_37_46PM.png?v=1777585076","url":"https:\/\/anthonysfineart.com\/products\/charite-by-daniel-ridgeway-knight","provider":"Anthonys Fine Art \u0026 Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}