Patrick Procktor 1936-2002

Figurative British painter Patrick Procktor worked with oil paints, thin acrylic washes, and watercolours to create portraits of friends like David Hockney and romantic landscapes based on his extensive travels in Venice, Mumbai, China, and Japan. Procktor studied painting at the Slade School of Fine Art under Keith Vaughab and William Coldstream, and later had a breakthrough first exhibition at London’s Redfern Gallery in 1963, which famously sold out before opening. The following year, Procktor participated in the “New Generation” show at Whitechapel Gallery alongside Bridget Riley, John Hoyland and Hockney.