Anne Wilson Goldthwaite (American/Alabama, 1869 to 1944)
Anne Goldthwaite, a native of Alabama who often cited the imagery of the Alabama and Texas landscapes as her earliest memories, would always be grateful for these recollections and her appreciation of the South. After the death of her parents, an uncle, impressed with her talent, offered to pay for her schooling in New York, and Goldthwaite gratefully accepted. She studied at the National Academy of Design and visited Paris for her education, working alongside such artists as Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Charles Guerin, as well as author Gertrude Stein. Furthering her career, she also became friends with artists such as Pop Hart and Rico LeBrun upon her return to New York City. Although she lived the majority of her life in New York, the subject matter in Goldthwaite’s art was often that of the people and the life of rural Alabama.
Information courtesy of Neal Auction Company, February 2009.