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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.


155 lots offered      61.29% sold      ZAR 1 201 081
 

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Edward Roworth; The Laughing River, Vergelegen, Somerset West
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 8 794
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Edward Roworth; Cape Dutch House
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 4 925
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Edward Roworth; Landscape with Devils Peak in the Distance
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 25 795
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Edward Roworth; The Kramat of Sheik Joseph at Faure, Cape, Afternoon in Springtime
11 Mar 2024
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Edward Roworth; Landscape with Distant Mountains
12 Feb 2024
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Edward Roworth; Walled Mountain Village
12 Feb 2024
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Edward Roworth; Landscape with Mountains and Trees
12 Feb 2024
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Edward Roworth; Cape Dutch House
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 5 863
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Edward Roworth; Cape Dutch House
27 Nov 2023
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Edward Roworth; Walled Mountain Village
11 Sep 2023
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Edward Roworth; Landscape with Mountains and Trees
14 Aug 2023
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Edward Roworth; Nooitgedacht of the Gardens Cape
12 Jun 2023
Sold for ZAR 5 863
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Results in green indicate post sales.