Auguste L. "Gustl" French (1909–2004) was an Austrian-American painter, printmaker and photographer."Notes on Art Around the Bay." The Oakland Tribune (Oakland, CA). 18 March 1962, p. 6-EL.Garfinkel, Ada. "July 4 All Media Show Bland, but a Few Works Do Sparkle." Daily Independent Journal (San Rafael, CA). 2 July 1974, p. 15.
Biography She was born and educated in Vienna, Austria, receiving a doctorate in modern philology from the University of Vienna."Bay Area Artist Exhibits." Reno Gazette-Journal (Reno, NV). 8 November 1963, p. 8. While in Europe, she studied with Oskar Kokoschka.
She came to the United States in 1944, fleeing the Bombing of Vienna during World War II. She taught at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and moved to California in the mid-1950s with her family. There she studied in Oakland at the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts), and at the Claremont Graduate University in the M.F.A. Program.
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