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Leonard Appelbee b.1914 Oil Fruits Of Your Labour '47
Leonard Appelbee A.R.C.A. was an English painter and printmaker, known for his portraits and still-life paintings. This interesting and rare English still life oil painting on canvas depicts a stone bust of an elderly gentleman, wrapped in cloth and with some apples and pears wrapped in paper. It is signed by the artist to the lower right hand corner, as shown, and dated '47, for 1947. On the label on the back of the frame and stretcher, the painting is entitled 'The Fruits of Your Labour' and gives details of the artist's exhibitions. This same bust appears in another of Leonard Appelbee's paintings entitled St. Francis and the Birds, again wrapped in cloth, but longer so it appears to be a robe, so one could also surmise that there is an allegorical theme to these two paintings and, in fact, this could one could be interpreted as being a kindly God looking down on the results of the labours of the people he created.
Appelbee was born in Fulham on the 13th November 1914, the son of a coppersmith. He attended Goldsmiths College of Art from 1931 to 1934, before studying at the Royal College of Art until 1938. In 1939 he produced a poster design, Wimbledon Championships, for London Transport. Whilst at the RCA, Appelbee met his future wife, the artist Frances Macdonald 1939-2002. Appelbee served in the Army throughout World War II In the Honourable Artillery Company, 273 Battalion A.A. Regt. Service No. 1579137. Early in the war he was in charge of a mobile anti-aircraft battery before taking part in classified operations for the Special Operations Executive. At the end of the war Appelbee completed two short commissions for the War Artists' Advisory Committee, one on returning former prisoners of war and the other of a scientist.
His wife Francis MacDonald, who he has married in 1939 in Chelsea, was commissioned as a war artists, although she had only recently completed her studies and worked for the War Artists' Advisory Committee throughout the war. In the 1939 Register, they were living at 40 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, North London.
After the war, Appelbee had works exhibited at the Royal Academy initially in 1947 and then on a regular basis thereafter. His first solo show was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1948. In 1951, the Arts Council commissioned large paintings from both Appelbee and Macdonald for the exhibition 60 Paintings for '51, which was part of the Festival of Britain celebrations in London. Macdonald contributed a painting of Penrhyn Quarry, entitled The Welsh Singer, whilst Appelbee produced the painting One-man Band. Appelbee taught at the Bournemouth College of Art but lost his job after the College implemented the recommendations of the Coldstream Report on the future teaching of art. He continued to paint and exhibit. He produced a number of fine portraits, notably for both Eton College and Corpus Christi, Cambridge, but was also well known for his still-life paintings of Flowers, fruit, fish and other sea creatures He also completed commissions for Sir Edward Marsh and for Essex County Council. In 1970, Appelbee won the Silver Medal at the Paris Salon and in 1977 he had a solo show at Plymouth. After 1977, a badly broken leg inhibited him from standing at an easel to paint and he turned to picture framing and then to writing verse. An illustrated volume of his poetry, That Voice was published by the Hillside Press in 1980. In 1989 Appelbee and Macdonald moved from the West Country to Kincardine-on-Forth and then to Aberdeen, to be near their only daughter
Works by Appelbee are held in the Imperial War Museum, the Tate ('King Crab' purchased 1940), and several regional museums in the United Kingdom, including Aberdeen Art Gallery, Leamington Spa Art Gallery and the collection of Leeds University. There are 30 of his works in the National Collection, which can be viewed at Artuk.org, by doing a search for Leonard Appelbee. If you look at the still life paintings on this site, you will note that in the majority of his still-life paintings, the items depicted are wrapped in paper.
Please note that his name is often, mistakenly spelled Appleby, or Applebee.
There are 60 auction records for his paintings on artprice.com. He is listed in The Dictionary of British Artists by Grant M. Waters
The painting is framed in a silver grey frame with pale grey slip and white inner edge. It will be supplied wired with new brass picture wire and new brass fittings. It will be ready to hang.
Image size: 27 1/2" x 19 1/2" - 69.85cm x 49.5cm
Frame size: 32 1/2" x 24 5/8" - 82.5cm x 62.5cm
Medium: Oils on canvas
Condition: Very good. The surface is clean and there are no repairs to the canvas. This is a tiny amount of craquelure but no stretcher marks. The frame is in good condition.
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Appelbee was born in Fulham on the 13th November 1914, the son of a coppersmith. He attended Goldsmiths College of Art from 1931 to 1934, before studying at the Royal College of Art until 1938. In 1939 he produced a poster design, Wimbledon Championships, for London Transport. Whilst at the RCA, Appelbee met his future wife, the artist Frances Macdonald 1939-2002. Appelbee served in the Army throughout World War II In the Honourable Artillery Company, 273 Battalion A.A. Regt. Service No. 1579137. Early in the war he was in charge of a mobile anti-aircraft battery before taking part in classified operations for the Special Operations Executive. At the end of the war Appelbee completed two short commissions for the War Artists' Advisory Committee, one on returning former prisoners of war and the other of a scientist.
His wife Francis MacDonald, who he has married in 1939 in Chelsea, was commissioned as a war artists, although she had only recently completed her studies and worked for the War Artists' Advisory Committee throughout the war. In the 1939 Register, they were living at 40 Downshire Hill, Hampstead, North London.
After the war, Appelbee had works exhibited at the Royal Academy initially in 1947 and then on a regular basis thereafter. His first solo show was held at the Leicester Galleries in 1948. In 1951, the Arts Council commissioned large paintings from both Appelbee and Macdonald for the exhibition 60 Paintings for '51, which was part of the Festival of Britain celebrations in London. Macdonald contributed a painting of Penrhyn Quarry, entitled The Welsh Singer, whilst Appelbee produced the painting One-man Band. Appelbee taught at the Bournemouth College of Art but lost his job after the College implemented the recommendations of the Coldstream Report on the future teaching of art. He continued to paint and exhibit. He produced a number of fine portraits, notably for both Eton College and Corpus Christi, Cambridge, but was also well known for his still-life paintings of Flowers, fruit, fish and other sea creatures He also completed commissions for Sir Edward Marsh and for Essex County Council. In 1970, Appelbee won the Silver Medal at the Paris Salon and in 1977 he had a solo show at Plymouth. After 1977, a badly broken leg inhibited him from standing at an easel to paint and he turned to picture framing and then to writing verse. An illustrated volume of his poetry, That Voice was published by the Hillside Press in 1980. In 1989 Appelbee and Macdonald moved from the West Country to Kincardine-on-Forth and then to Aberdeen, to be near their only daughter
Works by Appelbee are held in the Imperial War Museum, the Tate ('King Crab' purchased 1940), and several regional museums in the United Kingdom, including Aberdeen Art Gallery, Leamington Spa Art Gallery and the collection of Leeds University. There are 30 of his works in the National Collection, which can be viewed at Artuk.org, by doing a search for Leonard Appelbee. If you look at the still life paintings on this site, you will note that in the majority of his still-life paintings, the items depicted are wrapped in paper.
Please note that his name is often, mistakenly spelled Appleby, or Applebee.
There are 60 auction records for his paintings on artprice.com. He is listed in The Dictionary of British Artists by Grant M. Waters
The painting is framed in a silver grey frame with pale grey slip and white inner edge. It will be supplied wired with new brass picture wire and new brass fittings. It will be ready to hang.
Image size: 27 1/2" x 19 1/2" - 69.85cm x 49.5cm
Frame size: 32 1/2" x 24 5/8" - 82.5cm x 62.5cm
Medium: Oils on canvas
Condition: Very good. The surface is clean and there are no repairs to the canvas. This is a tiny amount of craquelure but no stretcher marks. The frame is in good condition.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 20/JUN/2024. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
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Date 1947
1940s Antiques Material Oil Painting on Canvas
Origin English
Artist Leonard Appelbee
Item code as237a1969
Status Sold
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Tel : 01622 812556
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