{"product_id":"james-proctor-1919-2004-from-sunset-point-tahoe-nevada-oil-on-canvas-c-1932","title":"James Proctor (1919–2004) \"From Sunset Point, Tahoe, Nevada,\" Oil on Canvas, c. 1932","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"From Sunset Point, Tahoe, Nevada,\" an oil on canvas by James Proctor, c. 1932. Large rounded granite boulders sit in still, pale blue water, with a wooded shore and dock across the lake. Soft, loose strokes in blue, cream and mauve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSigned \"Jas. Proctor\" lower left. In a wide natural wood frame with a white liner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Proctor was born in Philadelphia in 1919 to English immigrants. An important early modernist, Proctor worked almost exclusively in watercolor with broad-stroked, spontaneous figurative and landscapes that show the influence of Bay Area contemporary painter David Park. A precocious youth, he was tutored by the artist, Martha Berry, holding his first exhibition at age thirteen at the Skyland Lodge in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Proctor continued his studies for six years at the Yale School of Fine Art, the Art Students League of New York, and the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. While at the Art Student's League, Proctor studied under Reginald Marsh, who became a lifelong friend. From 1942 to 1945 Proctor served in the U.S. Army in Guam and Hawaii, working as a draftsman and designer while continuing to paint landscapes and figures in his off time. After the war, Proctor traveled to Switzerland where he studied psychoanalysis at the Carl Jung Institute. During this period, Proctor began to record his dreams in watercolor. Back in the States, Proctor established a studio in Berkeley, California, which he maintained until his retirement to a studio home in Carmel. Throughout his life, Proctor exhibited actively, including at NYU, Yale University Art Gallery, Oakland Museum of Art, Von Keppel \u0026amp; Green in Beverly Hills, Arizona State Museum of Art and Monterey Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClean, with no flaking. The wood frame has a few small nicks and handling marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDimensions: 28\"L x 24\"H\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"33","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67603371524417,"sku":"33-1200","price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6475\/9361\/files\/proctor-01-straight-on.jpg?v=1790835249","url":"https:\/\/thebluedoorsb.com\/products\/james-proctor-1919-2004-from-sunset-point-tahoe-nevada-oil-on-canvas-c-1932","provider":"The Blue Door","version":"1.0","type":"link"}