We're starting the countdown to the 200th edition of "Art and Writing." For this 197th publication, I'm pleased to bring you Harol Harvey as our guest:

I couldn't find a freely available photograph of the painter. Therefore, I'll just tell you a little about his life and introduce you to his works.

This distinguished visual artist was born on May 20, 1874, in Penzance, Cornwall. He was part of the Newlyn School. Therefore, he dedicated himself to creating his works outdoors, with the aim of recreating everyday scenes true to reality.

Since his father worked in banking, the painter was able to receive an excellent education at home. At the age of 20, he enrolled at the Académie Julian in Paris and studied there for two years. He then enrolled at the Académie Delécluse and the Académie Colarossi.

In 1991, he married Gertrude Bodinnar, who was his model in several of his works.

In 1920, Harvey, along with his friend, the visual artist Ernest Procter, founded the Harvey-Procter School in Newlyn, Cornwall.

Harvey died on May 19, 1941, at the age of 66, in Newlyn, Cornwall.

Below are three works by this outstanding painter: Pioneer of Air Navigation (1913), A Summer Night (1941), and Two Girls with a Butterfly (1929).

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