ROY PERRY was born in Liverpool in 1935 but is now most famously remembered for his scenes of Southern England including masterly images of cricket on the village green. He also undertook commissions for numerous corporate and military clients including the Parachute Regiment, the Royal Artillery and the Ghurkas. He was educated initially at the John Lyon School in Harrow and Southampton University and as his artistic career took off, held many successful one man shows in cities such as Oxford, Guildford, London, Henley and Cambridge as well as overseas in Barbados and New England, USA. He also exhibited regularly in prestigious galleries including the RA, RI, RBA and RSMA. He was awarded membership of the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours in 1978. Roy Perry’s work features in many important private collections including those of HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, HRH the Prince of Wales and the late Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. Mrs. Margaret Thatcher. The artist lived latterly in Shaftesbury in Dorset. He died in 1993.
Roy Perry’s work is highly sought after and as such fetches high prices at auction. For example, his “Upper Pool from Tower Bridge” recently fetched US$4,754 and his “Barge repairs & Tower Bridge from Wapping fetched US$3,240. Click the link below for a full listing of recent Roy Perry auction prices:
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Roy Perry Artist: Picture Gallery on Google
Roy Perry: artworks for sale on Ebay
More about artist Roy Perry (with acknowledgement to the Linda Blackstone Gallery):
Member: The Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours – Elected 1979
The Lords Taverners – Many of his paintings of cricket scenes being auctioned and also limited editions produced to raise funds for the many charities the Taverners supported
Awards:1978 – RI Bronze Medal, for the best watercolour by a non-member at RI Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London
Exhibited:Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours, Mall Galleries
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London
The Medici Gallery, London
The Guildhall, London
The Century Gallery, Henley on Thames
Llewellyn Alexander, London
1985-1993 The Linda Blackstone Gallery, Middlesex
Solo Exhibitions:The Century Gallery, Henley on Thames
Llewellyn Alexander, London
Barbados, West Indies
New England, USA
The Linda Blackstone Gallery
Commissions:Total Oil
The Thompson Organisation
Hoovers
British Steel Corporation
Occidental Oil
The Metal Box Company
The Parachute Regiment
The Royal Artillery
The Gurkas
The Offician War Artist for the Falklands War Campaign
Collections:HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
HRH The Prince of Wales
The Rt. Hon. Mrs Margaret Thatcher
The Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton (Six Falklands War paintings)