{"product_id":"hortense-gordon-untitled-abstract-1949","title":"HORTENSE GORDON \"UNTITLED ABSTRACT\" 1949","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/hortense-gordon\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHortense Gordon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1887-1961) was a pioneering Canadian modernist and an important early advocate of abstraction in Canada. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in Hamilton, Ontario, she spent much of her career teaching art while developing an increasingly experimental painting practice. In 1953, she became a founding member of Painters Eleven, the influential group that helped establish abstract painting in English Canada.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGordon was the first Canadian artist to study with the influential German-American painter Hans Hofmann, attending his school in Provincetown in 1946. His theories of colour, spatial tension, and \"push and pull\" had a lasting impact on Gordon's work. Combining elements of Cubism with expressive colour and geometric abstraction, she developed a distinctive visual language that anticipated the innovations of a younger generation of Canadian artists.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePainted in 1949, this untitled composition is an exuberant exploration of colour, shape, and spatial relationships. Interlocking geometric planes, curved forms, and rounded shapes seem to advance and recede across the canvas, creating a dynamic sense of movement. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVivid blues, greens, reds, and yellows are juxtaposed against earthy browns and ochres, while the richly worked surface preserves the immediacy of the artist's hand. Both structured and spontaneous, the painting demonstrates Gordon's sophisticated command of abstraction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"mailto:troy@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUntitled\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanada, 1949\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned and dated, face\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e25.75\"H 36.25\" (work)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e27.25\"H 37.75\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOverall good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eNote: The price is $6,500 CAD\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hortense Gordon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68099665035500,"sku":"11-26","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Hortense-Gordon-Untitled-Abstract-1949_01.jpg?v=1793989725","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/hortense-gordon-untitled-abstract-1949","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}