The Exceptional Harold Harvey
Richard Green is delighted to sponsor the updated edition of Harold Harvey: Painter of Cornwall, which accompanies the forthcoming exhibition, The Exceptional Harold Harvey at Penlee House & Gallery, Penzance from 1st May to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the artist’s birth. Born in Penzance, Harold Harvey (1874-1941) is one of only two Cornish-born artists of the Newlyn School group. An active member of both the Newlyn and Lamorna artistic colonies, his early works depicting the local fishing industry show the influence of artists such as Stanhope Forbes and his later work is clearly inspired by the artists of the Lamorna colony, such as Dod Procter. The exhibition will incorporate over 50 paintings from public and private collections, celebrating Harvey’s entire career.
The gallery is lending two paintings to the exhibition; Unloading the catch, Newlyn, 1905 and Carrying the oars, 1906. We have also recently purchased Harvey’s Whiffing, Newlyn, 1907, newly discovered in a private American collection and previously owned by the department store, Gimbels, New York. Peter Risdon, co-author of the Harvey monograph and comprehensive catalogue raisonné, has kindly written about the painting for us, which you can read here.
Harold Harvey
Unloading the catch, Newlyn
Signed lower right: Harold Harvey
Oil on canvas
12 1/4 x 14 1/4 in / 31.1 x 36.2 cm
The Exceptional Harold Harvey
1st May-28th September 2024
Penlee House Gallery & Museum
https://penleehouse.org.uk/exhibition/the-exceptional-harold-harvey/
Harold Harvey
Carrying the oars
Signed and dated lower left: Harold Harvery 06
Oil on canvas
13 3/8 x 16 in / 34 x 40.6 cm
Harold Harvey: Painter of Cornwall
Sansom & Company, Bristol
May 2024
https://sansomandcompany.co.uk/product/harold-harvey-painter-of-cornwall/