Burt Procter (Amer., 1901-1980), "The Chief", oil on canvas

sight: 16 x 12 in., frame: 20 x 17 in.

Provenance: Property from a Duncanville, Texas collection

Born in Gloucester, Massachusetts, Burt Procter was an artist known for his western landscapes and "cowboys and Indians" scenes, often drawing from his own horseback experiences. He studied art at the Chicago Art Institute and later at the Chouinard and Otis Art Institutes in Los Angeles while balancing a career as a mining engineer and commercial illustrator. Procter also studied under noted illustrators Harvey Dunn and Pruett Carter in New York City. After years of indecision, he committed fully to painting, developing a distinctive style characterized by design, simplicity, and proportion through a period of focused isolation. His work spans desert and marine landscapes inspired by the Grand Canyon, Navajo country, New Mexico, California, and travels abroad, earning recognition such as inclusion in the First Annual National Academy of Western Art exhibition in 1973.