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Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West

Date
13 Aug 1963
Updated
30 Sep 2019
Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West

Edward Roworth was a British born South African artist. Roworth came to South Africa in 1902 with the British forces during the Anglo-Boer war. At the end of the war Roworth decided to stay in South Africa. He settled in the Cape, where the scenery would later be the inspiration for his paintings. Most of his paintings depict old farmhouses in Cape Town. He particularly loved painting the landscapes of the Cape and Natal. He was also revered for his portraits. In 1908, Roworth was elected president of the South African Society of Artists. He was also one of the first few people to paint frescoes in South Africa. Roworth died in 1963. Click here to read further on the Cape Dutch farmhouse.

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  1. 01The Phillip Harper Galleries Roworth, Edward (1880-1964)[online] Available at: www.thephilipharpergalleries.com [Accessed on 17 August 2012]
  2. 02Arcyart Edward Roworth - South African Artist, Oil Paintings 1880 – 1964 [online] Available at: www.arcyart.com [Accessed on 17 August 2012]

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, August 9). Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089662

South African History Online (2012) 'Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West', South African History Online, 9 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089662 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).

South African History Online, Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089662, (accessed 30 July 2026).

"Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West." South African History Online, 9 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089662. Accessed 30 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Edward Roworth, SA landscape painter, dies in Somerset West." South African History Online. August 9, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089662.

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