Hortense Dury-vasselon (1860–1924) Oil On Canvas Still Life With Flowers

Still life with flowers, oil on canvas by Hortense Dury-Vasselon, a French painter of floral subjects, born in Paris in 1860 and died in Paris in 1924.
Signed in the lower-left corner.
In generally good condition ; note some minor paint touch-ups in the background area, as well as a small indentation in the canvas in the upper-right section.
Dimensions : 61 x 50 cm.
Born Marie Gabrielle Hortense Dury, she was initially a student of Mathurin Moreau and began exhibiting at the Salon in 1881. Later, she studied under Antoine Vollon and, in 1882, married the painter Marius Vasselon.
Hortense Dury-Vasselon lived and worked in Montmartre alongside her husband ; their studio overlooked Rue Bochart-de-Saron (at number 9). The couple also frequently worked in La Baule, staying at a seaside villa they owned, named "Ker Marthe."
As a painter of still lifes and floral compositions, she was influenced by the Lyon School—an influence stemming both from her training under Vollon and from her own family connections.
In 1887, Hortense Dury-Vasselon became a member (*sociétaire*) of the *Société des Artistes Français*, and in 1898, she received an honorable mention at the Salon. In 1909, she was awarded the Still Life Prize by the *Union des Femmes Peintres et Sculpteurs* (Union of Women Painters and Sculptors). In 1911, she participated in the International Exhibition in Turin. She held the title of *Officier de l'Instruction Publique*.