Ernest Procter: Porthgwarra, Cornwall

image courtesy of Penlee House Gallery & Museum, Penzance

Ernest Procter (1886-1935) 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.

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. At Forbes' Procter met his future wife Doris "Dod" Shaw, and they were amongst the Forbes' star pupils.

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 where they taught painting of still life, figures and landscapes in watercolour and oil.

the above text appears on the back of the card
HC-1250: card size 7" x 5" (178mm x 127mm)