Horizontals and Verticals
In the realm of mid-century Canadian abstraction, few works capture the rhythmic tension between structure and spontaneity as effectively as Horizontals and Verticals. Painted in 1955, this masterpiece by Hortense Mattice Gordon serves as a vibrant testament to the era's shift toward non-objective expression. At first glance, the eye is drawn into a kaleidoscopic dance of shapes where the boundaries between recognizable objects and pure abstraction begin to dissolve. The…

