Billy Apple

Born: 31 December 1935, Auckland, New Zealand

Education: Elam School of Fine Arts; Royal College of Art, London

Principal Galleries

The Mayor Gallery

A Union, Jack! Young Commonwealth Artists, 1962

Offset lithography on paper
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
30 x 20 inches (76.3 x 50.7 cm) (Framed 88.5 x 62.5cm)
Unnumbered edition of 100

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Wild Flower Face, Colour Progressives, 1968

Set of 6 Offset lithographies on paper
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
30 3/8 x 16 1/2 inches (77 x 42 cm) each framed, 59 x 65 3/5 inches (150 x 166 cm) overall framed

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The Presidential Suite: Johnson & Humphrey at L.B.J. Barbecue, 1964

Xerography and paint on linen
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
23 9/10 ×10 7/10 in, 60.6 × 27.2 cm

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The Presidential Suite: The Mighty Landslide, 1964

Xerography and paint on linen
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
10 7/10 × 23 9/10 in, 27.2 × 60.6 cm

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The Presidential Suite: To a Future Historian, 1964

Xerography and paint on linen
0.0 × 0.0 × 0.0 mm
10 7/10 ×23 9/10 in, 27.2 × 60.6 cm

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Double Arc, 1964–65

Eight-coloured 12 mm clear and fluorescent glass tubing pumped with argon/neon/mercury gas, two parts
560.0 × 229.0 × 150.0 mm
229 x 56 x 15 cm 90 1/8 x 22 1/8 x 5 7/8 inches

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360º Rainbow, 1964–65

Six circular glass tubing pumped with argon/neon gas, chrome-plated steel Tstands, porcelain-enamel coated steel base
730.0 × 508.0 × 730.0 mm
50.8 x 73 x 73 cm 20 x 28 3/4 x 28 3/4 inches

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Rainbow 8, 1964–65

Eight-coloured 12 mm glass tubing pumped with argon/neon gas, porcelainenamel coated steel base
320.0 × 485.0 × 460.0 mm
48.5 x 32 x 46 cm 19 1/8 x 12 5/8 x 18 1/8 inches

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Rainbow with Waterfall, 1965

Clear and eight-colour translucent plexiglass
530.0 × 450.0 × 485.0 mm
45 x 53 x 48.5 cm; 17 3/4 x 20 7/8 x 19 1/8 inches

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Rainbow Waterfall, 1965

Six-colour translucent plexiglass
225.0 × 425.0 × 163.0 mm
42.5 x 22.5 x 16.3 cm 16 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 6 3/8 inches

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Rainbow, 1965

Six-colour solid plexiglass
760.0 × 193.0 × 132.0 mm
19.3 x 76 x 13.2 cm 7 5/8 x 29 7/8 x 5 1/4 inches

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Rainbow (Semicircle), 1965

Seven-colour serigraph, fluorescent ink on paper
1270.0 × 633.0 × 0.0 mm
63.3 x 127 cm 24 7/8 x 50 inches
Edition of 195

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Rainbow (Right), 1965

Seven-colour serigraph, fluorescent ink on paper
507.0 × 603.0 × 0.0 mm
60.3 x 50.7 cm 23 3/4 x 20 inches
Edition of 195

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Rainbow (Left), 1965

Seven-colour serigraph, fluorescent ink on paper
507.0 × 603.0 × 0.0 mm
60.3 x 50.7 cm 23 3/4 x 20 inches
Edition of 195

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Rainbow (Center), 1965

Seven-colour serigraph, fluorescent ink on paper
210.0 × 633.0 × 0.0 mm
63.3 x 21 cm 24 7/8 x 8 1/4 inches
Edition of 195

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2' 8 per lb Love for sale, 1961

Painted wood with butcher’s shop price tag
310 × 920 × 260 mm
92 x 31 x 26 cm, 36 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 10 1/4 inches

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Art Declared Found Activity (Lathering, Alicante Spain, April 1960), Art Declared Found Activity (Shaving, Alicante Spain, April 1960), 1960

Two black and white photographs
46 × 36.5 cm

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Body Cleaning: Bathing and Shampooing (35A Cornwall Gardens, London, Winter 1960), 1960

Black and white photograph
25.4 × 20.3 cm

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Billy Apple Bleaching with Lady Clairol Instant Crème Whip, November 1962, 1962

Black and white photograph by Richard Smith with screen-printed text
57.5 × 40.8 cm

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The Ship, Brighton Beach, Sussex, England, 1963

Mixed media
26 × 12.9 × 8.3 cm

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Homonym, 1963

Colour diptych
39 × 44 × 4 cm

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Four Activities: Mopping, Sweeping, Vacuuming, Washing, 20 March 1971, 1971

Black and white photograph, 4 parts
24 × 15.5 cm

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Roof Dirt (Cleaning) 1 May 1971, 1971

Photography
25.4 × 17.6 cm

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