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Elise Constance Mourant (29 October 1921 – 29 April 1990) was a New Zealand artist. Works by Mourant are held in the collection of the
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Education

Mourant studied at Wellington Technical College prior to
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, alongside Thomas Arthur McCormack and Nugent Welch. She studied painting at the
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in Dublin, the
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in London, and the Elam School of Fine Art in Auckland from 1943.


Career

Mourant was known for her landscapes, still life paintings, and urban scenes. She exhibited with the Auckland Society of Arts (with solo exhibitions in 1947 and 1949) and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. She also exhibited with Christchurch-based art association, The Group, in 1950. She was a member of the Rutland Group of artists, along with John Weeks, John and Charles Tole, and Ida Eise. Works by Mourant include: ''Summer landscape, Auckland''; ''Irises''; ''Lily Lane, Melbourne'', and ''Poppies and cistus''.


References


Further reading

Artist files for Mourant are held at:
Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library

Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists
McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge {{DEFAULTSORT:Mourant, Elise 1921 births 1990 deaths New Zealand painters People associated with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Artists from Wellington City People associated with the Rutland Group Elam Art School alumni University of Auckland alumni New Zealand women painters People associated with the Auckland Society of Arts People associated with The Group (New Zealand art)