Patrick Procktor, R.A. 1936-2003
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“Procktor’s most enviable gift is, perhaps, the ability to tell the truth about small things - the fall of light, the angle of a head or hand. They give the best pictures the immediate quality of diary entries.’’ - Critic Peter Campbell, Patrick Procktor, The Listener, 18 May 1972
Patrick Procktor RA graduated from the Slade School of Art in London in 1962. Alongside his friend and contemporary, David Hockney, he was an integral part of the artists, designers and musicians who defined London’s cultural scene in the 1960s and 70s. In 1964, he was included in Bryan Robertson's groundbreaking Whitechapel gallery exhibition, The New Generation, which featured the work of twelve groundbreaking artists including Hockney, Patrick Caulfield, John Hoyland and Bridget Riley.
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Works
Patrick Procktor, R.A. 1936-2003
Juliet Benson, 1973Oil on boardUnframed: H 36 x W 25 cm
Framed: 46.5 by 37 cmsigned 'Patrick Procktor' lower centre; titled and dated on the reverse 'Juliet Benson '73'WB1957Copyright The Artist£ 12,500.00Since his death in 2003, there has been a resurgence in interest in the work of Patrick Procktor (1936-2003). In the 1960s, Procktor was heralded as part of an upcoming...Since his death in 2003, there has been a resurgence in interest in the work of Patrick Procktor (1936-2003). In the 1960s, Procktor was heralded as part of an upcoming group of artists. In 1964, Whitechapel Gallery included his work in an exhibition of work by twelve young artists including David Hockney, Patrick Caulfield, John Hoyand and Bridget Riley entitled The New Generation.
In 1967, after being presented with a box of watercolours by David Hockney, Procktor began to work primarily in watercolours and was soon lauded as one of the greatest watercolourists of his generation. Procktor was also a talented printmaker, using aquatint and etching to replicate the delicate effect of the watercolour painting he was celebrated for. He spent much of the 1970s and early 1980s travelling the world and he produced prints of several of the watercolours he painted during his travels.
