Great Spotted Woodpecker

Shell poster number 1528, Great Spotted Woodpecker (1952) by Leonard Applebee. Painting of two Great Spotted Woodpeckers in a tree.

Key facts

  • Catalogue Number

    1528

  • Title

    Great Spotted Woodpecker

  • Date

    1952

  • Artist

    Leonard Appelbee

Leonard Appelbee (1914–2000) studied at Goldsmiths and the RCA. He exhibited widely in the years following World War II. In 1951 he was one of sixty artists commissioned by the Arts Council to paint a picture as part of the Festival of Britain Celebration.

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