Edward Roworth

Edward Roworth
Born 1880
Lancashire
Died 1964
Nationality South African
Education Slade School of Art
Occupation Artist, painter
Known for Landscapes and portraits
Notable work The first frescoes in South Africa

Edward Roworth (1880 in Lancashire 1964) is a South African artist.

He studied under Tom Wostyn at Heaton, briefly under Sir Hubert Herkomer at Bushey, and finally under Henry Tonks at the Slade School of Art. He spent some time in Florence studying the art of fresco. He preferred painting the landscapes of the Cape and Natal, often depicting farmhouses. He was adept at producing formal portraits, working happily in oils or pastel. In his heyday Roworth greatly influenced the South African art scene, endorsing a conservative approach.

Edward Roworth arrived in South Africa with British forces during the Anglo-Boer War. With the war over he decided to stay and settled in Cape Town, where he set up a teaching studio. In 1908 he was elected President of the South African Society of Artists, doing so again in 191820 and 193336.

In 1909 Roworth was commissioned to produce a painting of the National Convention, a 5m x 6m work depicting the 33 men who were architects of the Union. This work was completed in 1911 whereupon it was displayed in Buckingham Palace, later being installed in the House of Assembly in Cape Town. Roworth's next task was painting, what were possibly the first frescoes in South Africa, in St Phillips Church in Cape Town.[1]

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