Austrian-born Goldwag graduated from art school in 1938 and following the Anschluss managed to secure a travel permit to Scotland in 1939. Her family was trapped and later murdered in extermination camps.
Though her art shows a strong European influence stylistically, her subject matter was Scotland. Goldwag painted Glasgow as it changed over the years as well as landscapes. She did not pursue full-time painting until her retirement and in the meantime had worked as a designer, illustrator and occupational therapist.
She is one of many female artists represented in the show which runs at the Cornwall gallery from March 31-April 22, among them Moira Beaty, Barbara Hepworth and Gillian Ayers. The show puts an emphasis on lesser-known artists, including those from outside Cornwall, accompanying their pictures in the exhibition catalogue with biographical texts.
Landscape with Thistle, 1947, by Bryan Wynter, £4500 from Belgrave St Ives.
Also featured are works by St Ives artists from the second half of the 20th century, particularly the Crypt Group which led to the Penwith Society of Artists. Their work was distinct from other St Ives art for putting the emphasis on Modernity rather than the more traditional or Impressionist works of other artists in the area. The figures behind the group, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, Sven Berlin, Peter Lanyon, the printer Guido Morris, John Wells and Bryan Wynter, all have a work on show here.
Among the other well-known names are Terry Frost, Roger Hiton, Peter Lanyon, Ben Nicholson, William Scott and Patrick Heron.
