Painter, was born in Sydney of American parents. She studied piano at the NSW Conservatorium of Music and painting at Julian Ashton 's Sydney Art School (and?) under John Passmore in 1948-51 then went to New York and she studied at the National Academy of Design at a time when Abstract Expressionism was reaching its peak. She became part of the new movement associating with de Kooning, Franz Kline and Clement Greenberg. She also studied violin in New York. Returning briefly to Australia, she brought the Sydney art scene in touch with international modernism, especially influencing her erstwhile teacher John Passmore. There is some speculation that Passmore attempted to discourage her from exhibiting her NY works in Australia.
Music influenced many of Audette’s abstract expressionist paintings, as she explained to Jane Clark of Sotheby’s in July 2001. Sotheby’s included her comments in its 27-28 August 2001 catalogue to accompany the auction of Balancing 1978, oil on composition board 86.6 × 101.8 cm (lot 4 ill. est. $20,000-30,000).
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- Date written:
- 1999
- Last updated:
- 2011
