Herbert Ashwin Budd

Herbert Ashwin Budd, was born at Ford Green, Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire on 10 January and baptised at Norton-in-the-Moors on 27 March 1881.

Herbert was the third child and only son of Thomas Budd (1845-1928), a surgeon's assistant, and his wife Henrietta Octavia nee Ashwin (1850-1921), who married at Sneyd Holy Trinity Church on 13 December 1871.

By 1891 they had moved to Cooper Street, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, 47 year old Thomas and 41 year old Henrietta, with 10 year old Herbert Ashwin, a scholar, and his three sisters, Lena Maud 18, Caroline Elizabeth 15, both pupil teachers, and Marian Elsie 8.

At the age of 20, Herbert was an apprentice lithographer at Allbut and Stanley, printers at Hanley and on 1 November 1901, elected a member of the Amalgamated Society Of Lithographic Artists, Designers, Engravers and Process Workers but resigned the following year.

Herbert studied at Hanley School of Art 1903-1907 and won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art, South Kensington 1907-1910 and in 1911, a 30 year old 'artist painter' living at 241 King's Road, Chelsea, with co-occupier, 27 year old Scottish 'artist painter' John Daniel Revel (1881-1967).

An artist who painted portraits and landscapes in oils and exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy 1908-1948 including in 1910 two oil paintings 'A Morning Walk' and 'At the Door' also an Associate of the Royal College of Art from 1907 and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters from 1921.

He also exhibited at the New English Art Club and the Paris Salon and in 1933 exhibited at the Ipswich Art Club from 76 Fulham Road, London S.W.3, an oil 'Summer' and in 1935 two oils 'The Adventure' and 'Making the Rick' and during the 1930s he did work for London Transport, designing posters.

He married at Chelsea in 1915, Helen Margaret MacKenzie (16 September 1879-4 May 1966), also an artist. A tutor at St Martin's School of Art 1929-1949 and in 1939, a teacher of art, living at 10 Sydney Close, Kensington, London with his wife Helen.

Herbert Ashwin Budd died at 10 Avenue Studios, Sydney Close, Chelsea on 3 June 1950, the Hanley Art Gallery had a memorial exhibition the following year. His works are in the collections of the Imperial War Museum, Royal Society of Chemistry, City of London Corporation, Potteries Museum and Art Gallery. He signed his work 'H. A. Budd'.

In conclusion, Herbert Ashwin Budd's art is a testament to the power of creativity and imagination. His works continue to inspire and captivate audiences, inviting us to see the world through a different lens. As we immerse ourselves in the beauty of his creations, we are reminded of the transformative power of art and the enduring legacy of a visionary artist.

Some of Hertbert's Artwork

Figures in a Garden

Title: Figures in a Formal Garden
Date: 1902
Measures: 69 x 81cm.
Work type: Watercolour.
Locaction: Unknown.

Acquisition: Unknown.

Est Value: £1,000 (2018)

View on the Churnet

Title: View on the Churnet
Date: 1903
Measures: H 44 x W 60 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Acquisition: Unknown.

Est Value: £

War Workers

Title: War Workers Abbeville
Date: 1918
Measures: H 68 x H 98 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Unknown.

Acquisition: Unknown.

Est Value: £

The Bird Shop

Title: The Bird Shop
Date: 1920
Measures: H 61.5 x W 74.5 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Gallery Oldham.

Acquisition: Purchased from Mr H. A. Budd, 1922.
Est Value: £

In Billets

Title: In Billets, Winter: Rations up
Date: 1921
Measures: H 101.9 x W 127 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Imperial War Museum London.
Acquisition: Purchased 1930

Est Value: £

Interior

Title: Interior
Date: ?
Measures: H 22.5 x W 28 cm.
Work type: Oil on panel.
Locaction: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Acquisition: Purchased from Mrs H. A. Budd, 1951.
Est Value: £

Chess

Title: Chess
Date: 1921
Measures: H 101.5 x W 127 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Acquisition: Purchased from Mrs H. A. Budd, 1951.
Est Value: £

Landscape

Title: Landscape with high clouds
Date: 1927
Measures: H 28.5x W 35.5 cm.
Work type: Oil on panel.
Locaction: San Diego, CA

Acquisition: Unknown.
Est Value: £600 (2011)

The Artists Model

Title: The Artists Model
Depicts Helen Mackenzie (wife), with Budd, the artist, reflected in the mirror behind her.
Date: 1926
Measures: H 92.7 x W 72.4 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Unknown
Acquisition: Unknown.
Est Value: £1,200 (2014)

Piccadilly Flower Seller

Title: Piccadilly Flower Sellers

Date: 1928
Measures: H 92 x W 87 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Southwark Art Collection London.
Acquisition: Unknown.
Est Value: £

Travel Underground

Title: Travel Underground between 10 and 4
Date: 1930
Measures: H 111.8 x W 86.5 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Unknown.

Acquisition: 1930.
Est Value: £21,000 (2017)

Travel To The Theatre

Title: Travel To The Theatre

Date: 1930
Measures: H 111.8 x W 86.5 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Unknown.

Acquisition: 1930.
Est Value: £21,000 (2017)

Lavender in Bloom

Title: Lavender in Bloom

Date: 1948
Measures: H 61 x W61 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Bradford Museums and Galleries.
Acquisition: Bradford Council 1936.
Est Value: £

End of the Story

Title: End of the Story
Date:1941
Measures: 71.7 x 92 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Unknown.

Acquisition: Unknown.

Est Value: £700 (2007)

Headmaster

Title: Francis Richard Dale, Headmaster of the City of London School
Date: 1949
Measures: H 105 x W 80 cm.
Work type: Oil on canvas.
Locaction: Guildhall Art Gallery
Acquisition: presented by the John Carpenter Club, 1949.
Est Value: £

In The Country

Title: In The Country

Date: Unknown
Measures: H 112 x W 87 cm.
Work type: Oil on board.
Locaction: Unknown.

Acquisition: 2020.

Est Value: £950 (2020)

High Summer

Title: High Summer

Date: Unknown
Measures: Unknown.
Work type: Unknown.
Locaction: Private Collection.

Acquisition: Unknown.
Est Value: Unknown