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Audrey E. Gabrielson (1932-2019) was an artist, poetess and sculptor who lived in San Francisco. She was born in Canada in 1932 and drew, colored, modeled in clay when very young. Gabrielson studied at Reed College, Portland, studying with famous West Coast artist, Louis Bunce. After retiring from a career as a Secretary for the San Francisco Superior Court, she dedicated herself to her art, focusing on oils, acrylics, watercolors and photography. In San Francisco, Gabrielson painted with artists Cucaro, Alexander E. Anderson and Raymond Howell. Initially, she worked in bronze, studying under San Francisco sculptor C.B. Johnson. Gabrielson's art was influenced and inspired by German Expressionists, Van Gogh, Lautrec, Picasso, Klimt, Schiele, Tamayo, Conners, Park and many more.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
She was a friend and contemporary of artists such as Benny Bufano, Jean Varda, Pascal Cucaro, Alfonso Pardinas, Alexander E. Anderson, Charles Dawkins, Raymond Howell, Leonard Cahn.
Oil on board, 16” x 20”, signed, 1960
Derek Lincoln Collection
