G.O.W. Apperley RA RI (1884-1960)

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ARTIST PROFILE

GEORGE OWEN WYNNE APPERLEY RA RI (promoted by his son Enrique Riki Apperley).

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 1913.

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 Malaga, Spain.

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APPERLEY PAINTINGS OWNED BY THE FOLLOWING MUSEUMS:

Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Bushey Museum, Herts., England
Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, Madrid
Museo Provincial de Lugo, Spain
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid
Watford Museum, Herts., England
Ferens Art Gallery, Hull, England
South Kensington Museum, London
Palacio de la Diputacion, Barcelona
Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Museo de Bellas Artes, Granada, Spain
Sydney Museum, Sydney, Australia
Excelentisimo Ayuntamiento de Granada, Spain
Museum of Art, Brussels Palace, Belgium
Museo de Malaga, Spain
Lotherton Hall, Aberford, Leeds, England
Lady Lever Art Gallery, National Museums Liverpool, England

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