[From the Community Collection, a public trust in Agincourt, Iowa]

FOSTER, Ross [active 1980s]

“Punch & Judy”

oil on board / 10.6 inches by 10.6 inches / signed

ca1980s

“Merry-go-Round”

oil on board / 7.25 inches by 8.5 inches / signed

ca 1980s

Though the subject reeks of contemporary political incorrectness, “Punch & Judy” are represented in the collection three times. This impressionist interpretation probably dates from the 1980s. British artist Ross Foster has been drawn to beach, carnival and other scenes such as this. In spirit, it pairs nicely with Jeffrey Boys’ similar subject. The second “merry-go-round” painting is also typical of the artist’s tendency toward impressionist treatments of recreation in the U.K.