Dod Procter
Doris Margaret Shaw
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This introspective self-portrait catches Dod Procter at a moment when she was shaping her public image as a modern professional artist. Born Doris “Dod” Shaw in London in 1890, she trained as a teenager at Stanhope and Elizabeth Forbes’s school in Newlyn, then studied in Paris at the progressive Atelier Colarossi, absorbing lessons from Cézanne and Renoir. In the 1920s, she became widely known for her paintings of young women, reducing detail and heightening form to create calm, monumental figures. Her painting “Morning” was famously bought for the national collection, briefly making her a household name. Here, she turns that same clear, unsentimental eye on herself. The painting shows a young Procter in three-quarter profile, turned to the right so we see the clear outline of her nose, lips, and chin against a deep, almost velvety black background. Her skin is pale with a gentle pink flush across her cheeks and nose, suggesting cool light falling from the left. She has dark brown hair cut in a neat, close bob with a straight fringe and softly rounded shape hugging her head. Her gaze is directed out of frame, thoughtful rather than posed, with her mouth closed and relaxed. Procter wears a light, grey-beige sweater with soft, brushed texture and sleeves that gather subtly at the wrists. Around her neck is a bright, patterned scarf, predominantly crimson with touches of grey, tied in a simple knot so the ends fall down her chest. The contrast between her glowing flesh tones, the muted jumper, and the vivid scarf is crisp, but peaceful. The bobbed hair, plain sweater, and bold scarf evoke the new independence of interwar women, yet her averted gaze hints at reserve and self-containment rather than showmanship. The work belongs to her mature Newlyn period and shows the poised, androgynous persona that helped her become one of the first women elected to full membership of the Royal Academy, while also anchoring Penlee House’s story of women artists in West Cornwall.
“Self Portrait” by Dod Procter (British) - Oil on canvas / c. 1920s - Penlee House Gallery & Museum (Penzance, England) #WomenInArt #DodProcter #Procter #PenleeHouse #WomanArtist #WomenArtists #art #artText #artwork #BlueskyArt #BritishArtist #Penlee #1920s #BritishArt #arte #SelfPortrait #WomensArt
Sketch detail version of Dod Procter´s "The Orchard", 1934
Sketch version of Dod Procter´s "The Orchard", 1934
“The Orchard”
Procter (Dod Procter/Doris Margaret Shaw), 1934
Tate Britain, London, United Kingdom
5 x 8.25 in (12,7 x 21,5 cm)
Ink markers and pastel on plain 70 G/M² sketchbook paper
05/23/25
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Her illustrations for "A Penny for the Guy," a book I had as a child, left a lasting impression. 📚🎨
(📷via Right Way Up Books, UK)
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Today's @artukdotorg.bsky.social #OnlineArtExchange looks at contemporary art and the female form for Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting at the National Portrait Gallery. We have chosen Morning, 1926 by Dod Procter (1892–1972), which Tate owns.
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Dod Procter (1890–1972)
English artist🎨
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Dod Procter (1890–1972)
English artist🎨
#DodProcter
Dod Procter (1890–1972)
English artist🎨
#DodProcter
Dod Procter (1890–1972)
English artist🎨
#DodProcter
Dod Procter (1890–1972)
English artist🎨
#DodProcter
Dod Procter (1890–1972)
English artist🎨
#DodProcter
Happy Belated Birthday to one of the most prominent British female artists of the early-to-mid twentieth century Dod Procter R.A.
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The Golden Girl, c.1930s
Dod Procter (1892–1972)
Oil on canvas
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Dod was only 15 when she began to study art at the Newlyn School, founded by Elizabeth and Stanhope Forbes.
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