Fred Appleyard
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Fred Appleyard was a British landscape artist. He had 41 works exhibited during his lifetime by the Royal Academy
and painted the mural 'Spring driving out Winter' in the Academy Restaurant.
Appleyard was born in Middlesbrough
, England
on 9 September 1874, the son of Isaac Appleyard, an iron-merchant.
Having received his formal education at Scarborough, he attended Scarborough School of Art under the genre and landscape painter Albert Strange. It was at the Scarborough School of Art that he met Harry Watson
, the two were to remain lifelong friends. He then proceeded to the National Art Training School at South Kensington
, and from there to the Royal Academy Schools, which he entered on 27 July 1897 at the late age of twenty-two. He was recommended to the R.A. by John Sparkes
. He was awarded the Turner Gold Medal, the Creswick Prize for landscape, the Landseer Scholarship and others.
He carried out mural decorations for the Royal Academy
Refreshment Room in 1903, St Mark's, North Audley Street, two large paintings in Nottingham General Hospital
and Church of SS Peter and Paul, Pickering, Yorkshire. He worked in South Africa
1910–12. During the 1914–18 war worked at the Woolwich Arsenal. Exhibited at the R.A. 1900–35 and the R.W.A. from 1918 until c. 1950.
He was a painter of subject pictures, landscapes, portraits and allegorical compositions of a decorative kind associated with English Impressionism. He exhibited widely during his lifetime, at the Royal Academy (forty-one works), the Walker Art Gallery
, Liverpool, (thirteen works), and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. He was at one time a regular exhibitor at The Royal Academy
of both oil paintings and watercolours and at the Royal West of England Academy
of which he was elected a member in 1926. Much of Fred Appleyard's work had a decorative inclination and he executed several wall paintings, including "Spring Driving Away Winter" over the door of the Refreshment Room at the Royal Academy which was commissioned by the President and Council.
He is represented at The Tate Gallery
by an oil painting entitled "A Secret", a Chantry Bequest purchase from The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1915. His works are represented in museums at the Victoria Art Gallery
, Bath, in Bristol, Rochdale and Grahamstown, South Africa. The painting "Old Walls" is hanging at the Mansion House in Doncaster
.
Fred Appleyard is known chiefly for his scenes depicting families of obviously substantial means in outdoor settings, often incorporating ruins in his compositions. He used a dappling technique which was ideally suited to his frequent depiction of sunlight broken through trees. He was also fond of incorporating children into his work.
It was after the 1914-18 war that the big change in his life took place, he left London and settled in the Hampshire village of Itchen Stoke where he lived for nearly fifty years as a true artist despising money and fame, having to let his house to fishermen from the Stock Exchange to pay his rates and selling his Turner Gold Medal to get electricity put in his house.
This combination of an academic mind linked with that of the artist philosopher produced a rare set of beautiful paintings, English impressionism at its best.
Lived at Alresford, Hampshire, and died there 22 February 1963.
He was the brother-in-law of fellow artist Christopher Williams
.
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
and painted the mural 'Spring driving out Winter' in the Academy Restaurant.
Appleyard was born in Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 9 September 1874, the son of Isaac Appleyard, an iron-merchant.
Having received his formal education at Scarborough, he attended Scarborough School of Art under the genre and landscape painter Albert Strange. It was at the Scarborough School of Art that he met Harry Watson
Harry Watson (artist)
Harry Watson was an English landscape and portrait artist born in Scarborough. He briefly lived in Canada between 1881 and 1883....
, the two were to remain lifelong friends. He then proceeded to the National Art Training School at South Kensington
South Kensington
South Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. It is a built-up area located 2.4 miles west south-west of Charing Cross....
, and from there to the Royal Academy Schools, which he entered on 27 July 1897 at the late age of twenty-two. He was recommended to the R.A. by John Sparkes
John Sparkes
John Sparkes is a Welsh comedian born in Swansea and is more commonly known on Welsh television as Barry Welsh, in the award-winning series Barry Welsh is Coming....
. He was awarded the Turner Gold Medal, the Creswick Prize for landscape, the Landseer Scholarship and others.
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
Refreshment Room in 1903, St Mark's, North Audley Street, two large paintings in Nottingham General Hospital
Nottingham General Hospital
Nottingham General Hospital was the first properly constituted hospital in Nottingham, England.It was part of the area known as Nottingham Park, immediately to the north of Nottingham Castle and near the wharves, and was founded on land of which one half was given by Thomas Pelham-Clinton, 3rd...
and Church of SS Peter and Paul, Pickering, Yorkshire. He worked in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
1910–12. During the 1914–18 war worked at the Woolwich Arsenal. Exhibited at the R.A. 1900–35 and the R.W.A. from 1918 until c. 1950.
He was a painter of subject pictures, landscapes, portraits and allegorical compositions of a decorative kind associated with English Impressionism. He exhibited widely during his lifetime, at the Royal Academy (forty-one works), the Walker Art Gallery
Walker Art Gallery
The Walker Art Gallery is an art gallery in Liverpool, which houses one of the largest art collections in England, outside of London. It is part of the National Museums Liverpool group, and is promoted as "the National Gallery of the North" because it is not a local or regional gallery but is part...
, Liverpool, (thirteen works), and the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts. He was at one time a regular exhibitor at The Royal Academy
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London. The Royal Academy of Arts has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and...
of both oil paintings and watercolours and at the Royal West of England Academy
Royal West of England Academy
The Royal West of England Academy is an art gallery where Queens Road meets Whiteladies Road, in Bristol, England.- History :The Academy was the first art gallery in Bristol. Its foundation was financed by a bequest of £2000 in the will of Ellen Sharples in 1849, and a group of artists in...
of which he was elected a member in 1926. Much of Fred Appleyard's work had a decorative inclination and he executed several wall paintings, including "Spring Driving Away Winter" over the door of the Refreshment Room at the Royal Academy which was commissioned by the President and Council.
Tate Gallery
The Tate is an institution that houses the United Kingdom's national collection of British Art, and International Modern and Contemporary Art...
by an oil painting entitled "A Secret", a Chantry Bequest purchase from The Royal Academy Exhibition of 1915. His works are represented in museums at the Victoria Art Gallery
Victoria Art Gallery
The Victoria Art Gallery is free public art museum in Bath, Somerset, England.The building was designed in 1897 by John McKean Brydon, and has been designated as a Grade II listed building. The exterior of the building includes a statue of Queen Victoria, by A. C. Lucchesi, and friezes of...
, Bath, in Bristol, Rochdale and Grahamstown, South Africa. The painting "Old Walls" is hanging at the Mansion House in Doncaster
Mansion House, Doncaster
Mansion House is a Grade I listed building in Doncaster in South Yorkshire, England. It is used for meetings of Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, and by the civic mayor of the town for official receptions....
.
Fred Appleyard is known chiefly for his scenes depicting families of obviously substantial means in outdoor settings, often incorporating ruins in his compositions. He used a dappling technique which was ideally suited to his frequent depiction of sunlight broken through trees. He was also fond of incorporating children into his work.
It was after the 1914-18 war that the big change in his life took place, he left London and settled in the Hampshire village of Itchen Stoke where he lived for nearly fifty years as a true artist despising money and fame, having to let his house to fishermen from the Stock Exchange to pay his rates and selling his Turner Gold Medal to get electricity put in his house.
This combination of an academic mind linked with that of the artist philosopher produced a rare set of beautiful paintings, English impressionism at its best.
He was the brother-in-law of fellow artist Christopher Williams
Christopher Williams (Welsh artist)
Christopher David Williams was a Welsh artist.He was born in Maesteg, Wales. His father Evan Williams intended him to be a doctor, but he disliked the idea. A visit to the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, in 1892, where he spent some hours in front of Frederick Leighton's "Perseus and Andromeda,"...
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Footnotes
- Twentieth Century Painters and Sculptors. By Frances Spalding. Suffolk, England: Antique Collectors' Club, 1990.