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Leonard Appelbee

(England 13 Nov 1914–12 Jun 2000)

Title
Herrings
Year
1946
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on paper over cheesecloth on panel
Dimensions

35.2 x 47.7cm board; 51.5 x 59.0 x 4.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated l.r. corner, black paint "LEONARD/ APPELBEE/ 46".
Credit
Purchased 1947
Accession number
7932
Location
Not on display
Provenance (1)

Wildenstein & Co., London (England, estab. 1925), London/England, Purchased by the AGNSW from Wildenstein & Co. 1947

Bibliography (5)

Ted Gott (Australia) (Author), Laurie Benson (Australia) (Author), Sophie Matthiesson (Australia) (Author), Modern Britain 1900-1960, Melbourne, 2007, 280 (colour illus.).

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 45. cat.no. 33

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 8 (illus.).

Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874) (Author), Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1981, (illus.). no catalogue numbers

Wildenstein & Co., London (England, estab. 1925) (Author), Some Contemporary British Painters, London, 1946. cat.no. 7

Exhibition history (4)

Some Contemporary British Painters, Wildenstein & Co., London, 01 May 1946–25 May 1946.

Scottish paintings in the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 04 Nov 1981–06 Dec 1981.

Artist's Glue, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 04 Mar 1985–30 Jun 1985.

Modern Britain 1900-1960, NGV: International, 15 Nov 2007–24 Feb 2008.