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Hortense Mattice Gordon (24 November 1886 - 6 November 1961), born Hortense Crompton Mattice in Hamilton, Ontario, was a Canadian abstract artist who belonged to the Painters Eleven. == Life and early work == Born into a moderate wealth, Hortense was the youngest daughter of Sarah Louise Crompton and James Harvey Mattice. The family lived on Catharine street in Central Hamilton and encouraged their children to paint and draw. While still in public school, Hortense attended Saturday morning art classes at the Hamilton Art School and received a scholarship for her efforts. Hortense spent a large portion of her childhood creating art in the shadow of her elder sister Marion Mattice (1878 - 1956). Although there was a large age difference between the two, the girls were known to be in fierce competition with each other and would often not get along. After her father's retirement in 1903, Hortense chose to leave Hamilton to live with relatives on a 200 acre fruit farm near Chatham, Ontario. It was here where she began to study and paint china with her cousins. Realizing this was a marketable skill, she decided to rent a studio to sell her unique china pieces and teach art to locals. She held her first exhibition of china from December 14–16, 1908 at the Hotel Sanita (presently the Chatham Cultural Centre). For a number of years, Hortense was a passionate and well-connected teacher who was known to aggressively seek out exhibition opportunities for herself and her students. She was well regarded not only for her china works but also a steadily growing portfolio of Canadian landscape paintings. In 1916, Hortense's father died in Hamilton. When she returned for the funeral, she was approached by John Gordon, who suggested she consider teaching at the Hamilton Art School. She joined the staff in October 1918 and after being courted by Gordon for a number of years, the two were married on 3 August 1920. The married couple often traveled to Europe in the summers, where Hortense was inspired by the Barbizon School and other European masters. Her landscape works developed an increasingly soft, loose paint handling style and a sense of spontaneity. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hortense Gordon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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