Leonard Appelbee, (13 November 1914 – 12 June 2000), was an English painter and printmaker, most notable for his portraits and still-life paintings.
[4] Whilst at the RCA, Appelbee met his future wife, the artist Frances Macdonald.
[6] After the war, Appelbee had works exhibited at the Royal Academy initially in 1947 and then on a regular basis thereafter.
[10] 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.
[5] Works by Appelbee are held in the Imperial War Museum, the Tate and several regional museums in the United Kingdom, including Aberdeen Art Gallery, Leamington Spa Art Gallery and the collection of Leeds University.