{"Id":1591,"Name":"George Owen Wynne Apperley","Biography":"\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EGeorge Owen Wynne Apperley R.I. R.A. \u003Cli\u003EBorn 17th June, 1884 in Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England. \u003Cli\u003EDied in Tangier, 10th September, 1960. \u003Cli\u003EEducated at Eagle House, Sandhurst and at Uppingham School. \u003Cli\u003EStudied art at Herkomer Academy, Bushey, Herts. \u003Cli\u003EHe first exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, 1904. \u003Cli\u003EMounted his first individual exhibition in London,1906. \u003Cli\u003EElected as a member of the Royal Institute of Watercolour Artists in 1913. \u003Cli\u003EMoved to Spain in 1916. \u003Cli\u003EIn 1932, during the Spanish civil war, he took up residence in Tangier. \u003Cli\u003EIn 1937 he received the Order of the Mehdavia (\u0027Comendador de la Mehdavia\u0027). \u003Cli\u003EIn 1945 he was awarded the Order of Alfonso The Wise (\u0027Encomienda de Alfonso X El Sabio\u0027) by the Spanish Government - an honour which no other British painter received during his lifetime. \u003Cli\u003EIn 1951 he was elected as a Distinguished Member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in M\u0026aacute;laga, Spain.\u003C/ul\u003E\u003Cb\u003EMuseums:\u003C/b\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EVictoria and Albert Museum, London\u003Cbr\u003EBushey Museum, Herts., England\u003Cbr\u003EMuseum of M\u0026aacute;laga\u003Cbr\u003ESouth Kensington Museum, London\u003Cbr\u003EFerens Art Gallery, Hull, UK\u003Cbr\u003EMuseum of Modern Art, Madrid\u003Cbr\u003EPalacio de la Diputaci\u0026oacute;n, Barcelona\u003Cbr\u003ESouthport Museum\u003Cbr\u003ESydney Museum, Australia\u003Cbr\u003EExcmo. Ayuntamiento de Granada\u003Cbr\u003EMuseum of Art (Palacio de Bruselas)\u003Cbr\u003EMuseo Municipal de Bellas Artes de Tandil, Buenos Aires, Argentina\u003Cbr\u003EWatford Museum, Herts., England\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003EOur special thanks go to Henry Apperley, son of the artist, who has kindly allowed us to reprint this biography, and exhibit his father\u0027s works. To see more paintings by George Apperley, we refer you to his official website: \u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.apperley-art.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehttp://www.apperley-art.com\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cp\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":26}