Painter, born in Hull, Yorkshire, son of a nurseryman which encouraged him to garden and paint flowers. Landscapes and nudes were other subjects. Foster studied at the Royal College of Art. As a young man he spent some time in Cork, Ireland, before returning to Yorkshire, then settled for many years at Dedham, Essex. Showed at RA Summer Exhibition, Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, RI, London Salon and elsewhere. Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, has Foster’s oil on canvas Delphiniums and Roses, 1928, presented by the artist in 1954 in memory of his wife.