apperley george (2 risultati)

Original oil on board depicting the shepherd Endymion sleeping beneath a tree with his lover the moon goddess Selene, crowned by stars, standing over him. 35 x 24.5cm. Signed by the artist "Apperley" to the lower right. Contained within a new gilt-wood frame (measuring 39.5 x 29cm including the frame). The painting remains in excellent condition. WITH: An unframed preparatory pencil drawing titled "Andromeda", although apparently used as the basis for the figure of Selene in the present work (23.5 x 11.5cm), mounted on card. An appealing example of the work of the late Romantic English artist George Owen Wynne Apperley (1884-1960), depicting the slumbering shepherd-prince Endymion, with his love, the moon goddess Selene - mythological figures now perhaps best known through John Keats' poem 'Endymion' (1818). Born on the Isle of Wight, Apperley trained at the Hastings School of Art and the Herkomer School in Bushey, Hertfordshire. In 1917 he moved to Spain, establishing himself in the Albaicín district of Granada, where he befriended many local artists, becoming a well-known figure. His earlier work had largely been occupied with classical subjects and mythology, however, his focus switched decisively to portraiture once in Spain. He did, though, continue to produce work in this more typically Romantic vein, increasingly shifting from a more academic style to paintings which were clearly influenced by Pre-Raphaelitism in their construction. Feted by Spanish high society, Apperley's landscapes, gypsies and mythological subjects proved extremely popular; his studio was frequented by European Royalty, and in 1918 a large exhibition of his work was held in Madrid, opened by King Alfonso XIII and Queen Victoria Eugenia. In 1932, however, due to his unpopular conservative political position regarding the Second Spanish Republic, he then moved with his muse and later wife, Enriqueta Contreras and their two sons, to Tangier, Morocco, where he died in 1960. During his life he exhibited regularly at the Royal Academy and held successful one-man exhibitions at prominent London galleries, including at The Leicester Gallery in 1908 and 1910. He also exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, the Paris Salon (1913), and at the Venice Biennial in 1912 and 1914. Apperley's work is now held by a number of major galleries including the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Museo de Málaga, and the Lady Lever Art Gallery. Provenance: From the artist's studio; thence by family descent.

Ranchi, Bushey, Hertfordshire, one dated 15 November 1913. George Owen Wynne Apperley (1884 Ventnor - 1960 Tangier) was educated at Eagle House, Sandhurst and at Uppingham School prior to studying art at Herkomer Academy, Bushey, Herts. He first exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, 1905 and then mounted his first individual exhibition in London, 1906. He was elected as a member of the Royal Institute of Watercolour Artists in 1913.