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Edward Roworth

South African 1880-1964 


Edward Roworth was born in Lancashire, England, in 1880. He studied under the influential art teacher Henry Tonks at the Slade School of Art in London. He joined the British forces and arrived in South Africa at the end of the Second Boer War. The war ended in 1902, and Roworth decided to stay and settle in the Cape, where he established a teaching studio. He was enamoured with the scenery of the area and it greatly inspired his art. He is well known for his many paintings of Cape landscapes and farmhouses. Roworth also painted the portraits of many important people of the time. Additionally, he is potentially the first modern artist to paint frescos in South Africa when he was commissioned by St Phillips Church in Cape Town. Roworth was elected President of the South African Society of Artists three times: 1908, 1918, and 1933. He was the chair of the Michaelis School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town from 1938 to 1953 and was the director of the South African National Gallery from 1941 to 1948. His works can be found in many important South African collections, such as the Iziko South African National Gallery, Johannesburg Art Gallery, Durban Art Gallery, and William Humphreys Gallery.


175 lots offered      62.86% sold      ZAR 1 378 695
 

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Edward Roworth; Rain on the Karroo
12 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 5 000
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Edward Roworth; Houses in a Landscape
12 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 4 000
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Edward Roworth; Landscape with Trees and Figures
12 May 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 690
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Edward Roworth; Summer Evening
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 8 208
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Edward Roworth; Old Oaks on the Schaapenberg
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 11 725
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Edward Roworth; Cape Dutch House
10 Mar 2025
Starting at ZAR 10 000
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Edward Roworth; Mountainous Landscape with Animals
10 Mar 2025
Starting at ZAR 10 000
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Edward Roworth; View of Table Mountain
10 Mar 2025
Sold for ZAR 11 725
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Edward Roworth; Roses in a Vase
10 Feb 2025
Starting at ZAR 8 000
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Edward Roworth; Helderberg
10 Feb 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 690
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Edward Roworth; Lourensford River
10 Feb 2025
Sold for ZAR 9 380
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Edward Roworth; Landscape with Mountains
10 Feb 2025
Sold for ZAR 7 035
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