L'occhio innamorato di Apperley
Il Paesaggio di Granada e la Alhambra, ma soprattutto donne.
Donne misteriose, angeliche e dallo sguardo crudele, ritratte sui divani di velluto damascato del suo studio, dal quale si vede la Alhambra, soggetto ricorrente e ripetuto fino all'ossessione.
Apperley, il profilo
Apperley, George Owen Wynne.
Born 17th June 1884 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England.
Died in Tangier, 1960.
Educated at Eagle House, Sandhurst and at Uppingham School.
Studied art at Herkomer Academy, Bushey, Herts.
He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, 1905.
Mounted his first individual exhibition in London,1906.
Elected as a member of the Royal Institute of Watercolour Artists in 1914
Moved to Spain in 1916.
In 1932 during the civil war he left Spain and took up residence in Tangier.
In 1937 he received the Order of the Mehdavia ('Comendador de la Mehdavia').
In 1945 he was awarded the Order of Alfonso The Wise ('Encomienda de Alfonso X El Sabio') by the Spanish Government - an honour which no other British painter received during his lifetime.
In 1951 he was elected as a Distinguished Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Málaga, Spain.
Museums:
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Bellas Artes, Granada, SpainSydney Museum, Sydney, Australia
Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Granada, Spain
Museum of Art, Brussels Palace, Belgium
Museo de Málaga, Spain
Apperley, il profilo
Apperley, George Owen Wynne.
Born 17th June 1884 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England.
Died in Tangier, 1960.
Educated at Eagle House, Sandhurst and at Uppingham School.
Studied art at Herkomer Academy, Bushey, Herts.
He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, 1905.
Mounted his first individual exhibition in London,1906.
Elected as a member of the Royal Institute of Watercolour Artists in 1914
Moved to Spain in 1916.
In 1932 during the civil war he left Spain and took up residence in Tangier.
In 1937 he received the Order of the Mehdavia ('Comendador de la Mehdavia').
In 1945 he was awarded the Order of Alfonso The Wise ('Encomienda de Alfonso X El Sabio') by the Spanish Government - an honour which no other British painter received during his lifetime.
In 1951 he was elected as a Distinguished Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Málaga, Spain.
Museums:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Bushey Museum, Herts., England
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Watford Museum, Herts., England
Bushey Museum, Herts., England
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Watford Museum, Herts., England
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, England
South Kensington Museum, London
Museo Provincial de Lugo, Spain
Palacio de la Diputación, BarcelonaSouth Kensington Museum, London
Museo Provincial de Lugo, Spain
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Bellas Artes, Granada, SpainSydney Museum, Sydney, Australia
Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Granada, Spain
Museum of Art, Brussels Palace, Belgium
Museo de Málaga, Spain
Grazie! Thanks for the insertion of our website dedicated to my father. Kind regards. Enrico Apperley - www.apperley-art.com
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