Anne Goldthwaite

American Anne Goldthwaite was a regionally active painter in the US South. She was also an advocate of women’s rights and equal rights. Although she moved early in her life to New York, she frequently visited her family in Alabama and almost exclusively painted local motifs and portraits of African-Americans from the deep South.

Goldthwaite studied in New York and went to Paris in 1906-13, where she joined the circle around Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) and explored new styles such as Cubism and Fauvism. She then opened a studio in New York but continued to search for motifs of her expressionist landscapes in the American South. She also produced murals and worked as a sculptor. From 1922 until her death, she taught at the Art Students League.

More conservative than her paintings was her graphic oeuvre, which she also presented in Los Angeles in 1932. The work titled Polo I, is one of a series of at least two etchings showing scenes of the sport. It could not be confirmed whether this was her entry. The same applies to Skating in Central Park, which may correspond to Skaters. The Finish, however, could be identified and showed the finale of a horse race. At least the latter can also be found in a colored version. All etchings or prints were from the period 1922-24. The Finish is 10 x 12.5 cm in size somewhat smaller than the other two potential entries (15.1 x 17.5 cm).