Elise Constance Mourant (29 October 1921 – 29 April 1990) was a New Zealand artist.
Works by Mourant are held in the collection of the
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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.
Education
Mourant studied at
Wellington Technical College prior to
World War II
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, alongside
Thomas Arthur McCormack and
Nugent Welch. She studied painting at the
National College of Art and Design
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in Dublin, the
Slade School of Fine Art
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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 LibraryTe Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa TongarewaAlso see:
Concise Dictionary of New Zealand ArtistsMcGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
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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)