Herbert Edward Cox (British, 1870-1941), watercolour on pape...

Hammer

£20

Herbert Edward Cox (British, 1870-1941), watercolour on paper town scene of local interest, featuring three figures. Signed H E Cox, and dated 1919 lower left. Framed and glazed. Local artist, Cox was born in Coventry in 1870, he trained to paint at the Municipal School of Art in Coventry, becoming a designer and draughtsman. Herbert taught painting at the Coventry Technical Institute, (now the City College), and was soon recognised locally as an accomplished artist, recording street scenes of pre-war Coventry and many surrounding villages and towns. In June 1922, an exhibition of fifty of his works was held in Leamington Public Library. In September 2011 his considerable talent and contribution to art was recognized when a blue plaque was unveiled at the house where he lived for over a quarter of a century. 25.5cm x 18cm.