E. Rosa Sawtell

[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.

[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.

[4][17] Notable works include On the Outskirts of Barton's Bush, Heretaunga,[14] Reminiscences,[16] and The Clay Road.

[19] Rosa Sawtell died at her home in the Christchurch suburb of Merivale on 20 September 1940, aged 75, after a long illness.