Summary
Ernest Procter ARA (22 March 1885–21 October 1935) was an English designer, illustrator and painter, and husband of artist Dod Procter. He was actively involved with the Newlyn School, partner of the Harvey-Procter School and an instructor at the Glasgow School of Art.[1][2]
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| Born | 22 March 1885 Tynemouth, Northumberland, England |
| Died | 21 October 1935 (aged 50) North Shields, County Durham, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Forbes' School of Painting, Atelier Colarossi |
| Known for | Painter, illustrator |
| Movement | Newlyn School |
| Spouse | Dod Procter |
Personal life and education edit
Ernest Procter was born into a Quaker family in Tynemouth, Northumberland. His father, Henry Richardson Procter was an eminent scientist and a Leeds University professor who specialised in leather chemistry. He was also a Fellow of the Royal Society.[1][3] Edward painted his father's portrait.[1]
Procter, like his father, attended school first in York at the Quaker Bootham School.[4] From 1907 to 1910 he was a student of Stanhope Forbes at the Forbes' School of Painting in Newlyn, Cornwall. He contributed to the school's publication, The Paper Chase in 1908 and 1909, was an assistant to Stanhope and Elizabeth Forbes, and was a successful, well-respected student.[1][2] At Forbes' Procter met his future wife Doris "Dod" Shaw; They were "amongst the Forbes' star pupils."[2][3]
In 1910 and 1911 Procter studied in Paris at Atelier Colarossi. Dod Shaw was also a student at Atelier Colarossi. Ernest and Dod were both influenced by Impressionism and Post-impressionism and the artists that they met in France, such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Paul Cézanne. In 1912 Procter married Dod at the church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Paris.[1][2][5] They had a son together named Bill and stayed in Paris until 1918.[5][6]
- Influential artists' works
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880–1881, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. -
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, The Artist's Family, 1896, The Barnes Foundation, Merion, Pennsylvania -
Paul Cézanne, The Bay of Marseilles, view from L'Estaque, 1885 -
Paul Cézanne, Bather, 1885–1887, Museum of Modern Art
In 1918 Procter and his wife returned to Newlyn, where they primarily lived from that point onward. On 21 October 1935, after years of high blood pressure, Procter died of a cerebral haemorrhage in North Shields, County Durham, while travelling.[1][3][7]
First World War edit
During the First World War Procter was a conscientious objector, serving with the Friends' Ambulance Unit[1] in Dunkirk from April 1916 until February 1919.[8]
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Étaples, The Convoy Yard, Imperial War Museum -
Nissen huts, St Omer, Imperial War Museum -
The Interior of a Garage, Boulogne, Imperial War Museum -
The Interior of the BRCS and Order of St John Garage, Boulogne, Imperial War Museum
Career edit
After the war Dod and Ernest Procter returned to Newlyn, where Ernest was a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists. In 1920 Ernest and Harold Harvey established the Harvey-Procter School.[1][6] They taught painting of still life, figures and landscapes in watercolour and oil.[3] He and his wife, accepted a commission to decorate the Kokine Palace, Rangoon, in 1919 and 1920.[1][6]
Procter created in 1931 what he called Diaphenicons, which were "painted and glazed decorations that provided their own light source." Leicester Galleries exhibited these works.[1]
The Glasgow School of Art appointed him Director of Studies in Design and Craft in 1934.[1][3]
Works edit
Procter's works included portraits and landscapes.[6]
Paintings edit
Portraits edit
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Church or other commissions edit
World War I edit
Book illustrations and other works edit
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Museums and galleries edit
His works are part of collections at the Imperial War Museum, Tate, Leeds, Newcastle, Penlee House Gallery and Museum, and Worthing / Adelaide.[1]
Memberships edit
He was a member or affiliated to the following organisations:[1][7]
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Exhibitions edit
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Procter's work was exhibited:[1][7]
Memorial exhibitions in 1936:[7]
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Posthumous:[1]
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Gallery edit
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Ernest Procter, The Zodiac, 1925, oil paint on canvas, Tate Museum -
Ernest Procter, Porthgwarra, oil on canvas, Penlee House
Notes edit
- ^ Produced in Bizarre by Clarice Cliff. Made for October 1934 Harrod's Exhibition.
- ^ The eastern aesthetic influenced his subsequent works.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Ernest Procter. Cornwall Artists. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Ernest Procter. Brown University, The Modernists Journal Project. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g Ernest Procter Archived 2 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Bootham Old Scholars Association (2011). Bootham School Register. York, England: BOSA.
- ^ a b Dod Procter Cornwall Artists. 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ernest Procter Archived 2 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Art Magick. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e The Zodiac. Tate. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Some of his records as a member of the FAU (indexed as Proctor <sic>) are now available at http://fau.quaker.org.uk/search-view?forename=&surname=proctor
- ^ Feather leaves. Archived 17 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Rising Tide. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Ernest Procter. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ a b Melissa Hardie. 100 Years in Newlyn: Diary of a Gallery. Hypatia Publications; 1 June 1995. ISBN 978-1-872229-22-5. p. 1915. Note: previous page to where this link lands, ironically not a page 1914.
- ^ Étaples, The Convoy Yard. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Nissen Huts, St Omer. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ The Interior of a Garage, Boulogne. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ The Interior of the BRCS and Order of St John Garage, Boulogne. Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Crowns Mine, Botallack. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ In Newlyn (untitled). Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ No Breakfast for Growler. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Young Witches at Play in the Night Sky. Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine Penlee House Gallery and Museum. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
External links edit
- 21 artworks by or after Ernest Procter at the Art UK site
- Ernest Procter works
- Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections