Bidspirit auction | Dennis Knight (20th Century), Colonial

Dennis Knight (20th Century), Colonial Hunting Scene, 1977 - This illustrative painting, executed in acrylic on stretched canvas, depicts a staged colonial-era hunting tableau. The composition features three figures dressed in British imperial-style field uniforms, including pith helmets, khaki tunics, and puttees, positioned among big-game trophies. The central focus is a large tiger skin rug, supplemented by a mounted tiger head on a wooden shield and a horned skull, possibly an ibex or markhor. A detailed cased gun cleaning and accessory kit is rendered in the lower left foreground. The artistic style is naive and graphic, characterized by flat color fields, hard outlines, and a lack of traditional perspective. The work is signed and dated Dennis Knight 1977 in the bottom right corner. It is housed in a simple, wide-profile unfinished pine wood frame.