Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
Edward Roworth (1880-1964)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1930
Materials
Oil on cardboard
Measurements
597 x 749 mm (23 1/2 x 29 1/2 in)
Place of origin
South Africa
Order this imageCollection
Shaw's Corner, Hertfordshire
NT 1275298
Summary
Oil painting on cardboard, Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa, by Edward Roworth (1880-1964). Circa 1930. Mountain in mauves and sand pink rises up at back with trees beneath. Between open foreground and mountain, a yellow, single-storey house by a three-bar gate and two tall trees at left; in front of them three figures walking towards the house. Roworth was a South African artist. Born in England, trained at the Slade School of Art in London under Henry Tonks (who was acquainted with Bernard Shaw). Settled in Cape Town, and later became President of the South African Society of Artists. The Shaws acquired the painting in London after their visit to South Africa in 1932. Roworth was known for his landscapes, and in 1917 he wrote an essay on “Landscape Art in South Africa” for The Studio magazine. Art dealer's label on back - Deighton's Strand Gallery, 4 Grand Buildings, Charing Cross, London W.C.
Provenance
The Shaw Collection. The house and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust by George Bernard Shaw in 1950, together with Shaw's photographic archive.
Credit line
Shaw’s Corner, The George Bernard Shaw Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed bottom left; "Roworth"
Makers and roles
Edward Roworth (1880-1964), artist