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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil, Gilding on Wood
- Other details : Artwork on wood. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 55.1x39.4in
About this artwork
It all began because of unreliable public transportation. Because of inconsistent scheduling due to protests, Anne-Fance Dautheville, born in 1944 in Paris, bought herself a Honda moped in 1968. She was a sensation in the 60’s, riding her moped to her job as a journalist. At that time, motorbikes were reserved for hooligans. But for Anne-France it was love at first ride. Her journalism job was soon thereafter too staid for the biker, who enlisted…
as the first and only woman on a motorcycle rally from Paris to Iran. Financing the rally herself, she arrived as one of 11 from the 100 bikers she had started with at the goal line. Once there, she continued on as one of 5 bikes to Afghanistan and Pakistan before returning to Paris. Upon arriving home, she found out what the press had been reporting about her, saying she was a nymphomaniac, lesbian and had let herself be driven in the accompanying truck. Enraged, she decided to ride around the world by herself, financing her voyage with magaz
Adrienne Egger
Austria
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Experienced Artist
- Prizewinner
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« "I want my art to set off an avalanche of freedom, thereby giving others permission to shine." »
Adrienne Egger’s bold, narrative-driven paintings explore transformation—where strength meets vulnerability, control meets surrender. Blending surrealism, impressionism, and expressionism, she crafts immersive storyscapes of emotion, memory, and possibility. Born in the Rocky Mountains and now in the Austrian Alps, her unconventional upbringing fuels a fascination with life’s contradictions. Her work holds space for reflection and affirms the full spectrum of being, reclaiming complexity as quiet strength. With collectors from Hong Kong to New York and features in luxury publications and auction houses, Adrienne also founded UNARTIG – Avantgarde Art Salon, curating immersive interdisciplinary experiences that foster art, culture, and community. Through Graceland, her nonprofit, she supports transformation at life’s pivotal moments. Her practice spans painting, design, fashion, and coaching, each a thread in her mission to turn life’s raw materials into beauty and insight.