Biography for Harold Harvey

Education

He studied under Norman Garstin (1847-1926) before going abroad to study under Constant and Jean-Paul Laurens at Atelier Julian in France.

Employment

Harvey painted in both watercolour and oils, depictions of Cornish life and landscapes, later changing to interiors and religious subjects set against local backgrounds. His wife, Gertrude, features in many of his interior paintings. He became a Roman Catholic in later life and was a close friend of Father Bernard Walke the priest of St Hilary near Penzance.
He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1898, 1907 and 1941and held several 'one man' exhibitions at the Mendoza Galleries, Barbizon House and the Leicester Galleries as well as regularly exhibiting at the Newlyn Art Gallery.