Audrey Peterson (1911-1989) - Anguish - 1958 - Oil on Board P2871

A fascinating and unusual abstract, psychological, emotional, very dramatic with all the qualities of a classical chiaroscuro painting, while remaining completely non-figurative.

Measures 46 1/2" x 46 3/4", framed 49" x 49".

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Audrey Mount Crawford Peterson (1911 - 1989)

Born in Salt Lake City, UT on May 11, 1911.  Audrey began her art training in 1928 with Cornelius Salisbury and continued at the AIC and the University of Chicago.  While in Chicago she wed James Peterson in 1936.  In 1938 she studied in Claremont, CA with Millard Sheets and in the 1950s with Eijnar Hansen, Richard Reubens, and Leonard Edmundson.  She died in Altadena, CA on March 29, 1989.  An Abstract Expressionist, her work includes landscapes and portraits. 

Exh:  Utah Artists, 1936; Pomona Public Library, 1938 (solo); Women Painters of the West (LA), 1950-56; Nat'l Orange Show (San Bernardino), 1955-64 (awards); Calif. WC Society, 1957-72; Pasadena Society of Artists, 1958-66; Denver Museum, 1959; Las Vegas Public Library, 1959 (solo); La Jolla Art Center, 1961; LA AA, 1964; Calif. State Fair, 1966; Pasadena Festival of Arts, 1967 (1st prize); Whittier Museum, 1970 (solo); San Bernardino Co. Museum, 1985.