Biography

Marie Louise Jordan was born 

on January 13th , 1924, 

in Bromley, Kent, England. 

Jordan was well known 

for her intense dynamic 

landscapes and reproductions, 

but also gained distinction 

for her portraiture. 

Having only attended 

the Bromley School of Art 

for just a few months, Jordan was mostly 

a self-taught artist contributing 

her talents and successes to her 

late grandfather Alexandre Bel. 

(an impressionist painter, 

photographer, and close friend 

of Georges Braque).        

Throughout her career, 

she experimented 

in varying color schemes 

as her moods shifted, 

but she never strayed far 

from her preferred subjects. 

While pregnant with her firstborn 

in 1946 (Philippe Jean), 

she and her French national, 

Syrian-Armenian descended husband, 

Jean Jordan, fled England 

and moved to Argentina due 

to the devastation of World War II. 

Her paintings at the beginning 

of the move to South America 

reflected her state of mind 

and the state of the homeland; 

dark and obscure.

Jordan had two more children 

in the subsequent years, 

Raul Andres and Ariana Andrea. 

As time progressed, she became more 

comfortable with her new environment. 

Jordan began painting more vibrant 

and colorful works. 

It was during this period that 

she first began selling her pieces 

and taking projects on commissions.

Following her husband’s illness 

and unfortunate death, 

Jordan moved back 

to England where she started 

exhibiting her works in 1976. 

These works were shown 

in numerous London art galleries, 

including the Arnhem Gallery, 

Smith’s Gallery, Convent Garden, 

The Ghildhall, Westminster Central Hall, 

and many other exhibitions.

Jordan died of cancer 

on the 11th of October, 1995. 

She is survived by her three children, 

ten grandchildren, 

four great grandchildren

and one great great grandchild.