Gordon Horner 1916-2006

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The motoring artist Gordon Horner died last Thursday at the age of ninety. Gordon Horner (click) worked for “The Autocar” where he became their staff artist right after World War II. He produced artwork with much attention to detail, like this Lagonda at speed (click image for enlargement). Later Horner developed a looser style with abundant use of bold colours, particularly bright blues, reds and yellows that predominate many of his works. A good example is this Bentley (click). Apart from “The Autocar” Gordon Horner also made artwork for magazines like “The Motor Cycle” and in later times contributed to “Classic Car”. Gordon has always been interested in older cars, especially the pre-war Riley’s that often featured in his work. Although Horner did not want to be branded as a motoring artist only, today his work is viewed as that of an exceptional artist who recorded an important period in history. (Text and images courtesy Tony Clark).(RB)

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