German sculptor Alexander Oppler was of Jewish descent and was educated in the Academies of Fine Art in München, Brussels and Paris. He later belonged to the Berlin Secession and the München Secession. He was best known as a portrait sculptor. His brother Ernst Oppler also took part in the 1928 Art Competitions in the category Paintings. Their father was the well-known architect Edwin Oppler (1831-1880). The statuette Through the finish line was created in 1927. The bronze figure is about 61 cm high.