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E. Rosa Sawtell

Elizabeth Rosa Sawtell (née Budden, 6 September 1865 – 20 September 1940) was a New Zealand painter.[1][2]

E. Rosa Sawtell
Born
Elizabeth Rosa Budden

(1865-09-06)6 September 1865
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died20 September 1940(1940-09-20) (aged 75)
Christchurch, New Zealand
EducationCanterbury School of Art (now Ilam School of Fine Arts)
Known forPainting
Notable work'On the Outskirts of Barton's Bush, Heretaunga', 'Reminiscences', and 'The Clay Road'
Spouse
Claude Ernest White Sawtell
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(m. 1894; died 1917)​
ElectedSociety for Imperial Culture
RelativesHenry Sawtell (father-in-law)

Career

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Pumpkin Cottage, by Elizabeth Rosa Sawtell

E. Rosa Sawtell worked in watercolours and pencil drawings. Her works were primarily landscapes (often plein-air studies) and portraits.

In 1881 she was one of the foundation students at the Canterbury School of Art and exhibited with the Canterbury Society of Arts between 1882 and 1893 (under the name E. Rosa Budden).[3][4] She received a silver medal by the Society in 1888 for ‘landscape study from nature’.[5]

From 1894 she became known under the name E. Rosa Sawtell, exhibiting with the Auckland Society of Arts,[6] New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts,[7] and Otago Art Society.[8]

Sawtell was a member of The Group,[9][10] an informal art association from Christchurch, New Zealand, formed to provide a freer alternative to the Canterbury Society of Arts. She contributed works to exhibitions in 1935,[11] 1936, and 1947 (posthumously).[12]

Works by Sawtell were included in the London British Empire Exhibition (1924)[13][14] and the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, taking place in Dunedin, 1925–1926 (as Mrs Claude Sawtell).[15][16]

During the 1890s Sawtell was a prominent member of the Palette Club, a Christchurch-based group that promoted plein-air painting among local artists.[5]

In the 1920s Sawtell was the secretary for the Society for Imperial Culture.[4][17]

Notable works include On the Outskirts of Barton's Bush, Heretaunga,[14] Reminiscences,[16] and The Clay Road.[10]

Personal information

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Known primarily under her married name, E. Rosa Budden changed her surname to Sawtell after marrying Claude Sawtell on 9 January 1894 at Sumner. Her father-in-law was Henry Sawtell, a former mayor of Christchurch (1871–1872).[18] Her husband died in 1917, aged 54.[19] Rosa Sawtell died at her home in the Christchurch suburb of Merivale on 20 September 1940 after a long illness.[20] The Sawtells are buried at Linwood Cemetery.[21][22]

References

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  1. ^ "Sawtell, E. Rosa". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Claude and Rosa SAWTELL damage". Flickr. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Artists exhibited with Canterbury Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b "SAWTELL, E. Rosa (Mrs Claude Sawtell) née Budden d.1940 | NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Welsh Hamlet, Llantwit Major – Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Artists exhibited with Auckland Society of Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Artists exhibited with Otago Art Society". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Artists exhibited with The Group". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  10. ^ a b "The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  11. ^ "The Group 1935". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  12. ^ "The Group 1947". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Artists exhibited with British Empire Exhibition, London, 1924". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  14. ^ a b Catalogue of the Palace of Arts the British Empire Exhibition. Holborn. 1924. hdl:2027/uc1.$b279298.
  15. ^ "Artists exhibited with New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition, Dunedin, 1925-6". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  16. ^ a b "Catalogue of the New Zealand and South Seas Exhibition". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  17. ^ "Society for Imperial Culture (Christchurch Branch)". Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  18. ^ "Marriages". The Star. No. 4846. 12 January 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Obituary". The Star. No. 12181. 3 December 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  20. ^ "Obituary". The Press. Vol. LXXVI, no. 23131. 21 September 1940. p. 14. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  21. ^ "Result Detail". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Result Detail". Christchurch City Council. Retrieved 25 September 2017.

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