Edgar Rowley Smart (1887-1934)
'Rue l'Epee de Bois'
Dated 1931
37cm (H) x 30cm (W)
Ink and Watercolour
 
Previously in the collection of Sir Barnett Stross, doctor, art lover, Labour politician and MP for Stoke for nearly 20 years. Stross was the founder of Keele University's art collection, being a generous donor of art to both Keele and The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery in nearby Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.
Rowley Smart who lived briefly with kindred spirit Augustus John at Alderney Manor in Poole, was treated by Stross for respiratory problems.