Caroline Goe was a self-taught New York artist. [1]
Very little is known about Goe's life, but she sold her work on Avenue B in New York's East Village neighborhood. [2] Other sources say Goe sold her paintings on Third Ave and 9th St. [3] Goe is described as a blonde woman, quiet, wearing a wool coat and dress and carrying many bags. [4]
She made her paintings in oil paint on canvas, perhaps found in the trash of artists in her neighborhood. [2] Some works were on paper or silky fabric; they were not on stretchers. [3] The works featured religious motifs. [3] The style is brushy and very colorful. [5] She priced them cheaply at one or two dollars per piece. [6]
Art therapist Barry Cohen purchased her work. [2] Goe and Cohen arranged meetings by letter, as Goe had no phone. [4] Her work was also bought by Lynne Tillman, Chris Martin and Robin Winters. [3]
Goe disappeared in 1989. [2] [7]
An advertisement from 1990 for the Tartt Gallery in Washington, DC lists Goe as one of their artists. [8] White Columns features an exhibition of Goe's work from the collection of Lynne Tillman in March 2019. [1] It is the first show of her work. [3]
Caroline Goe was a self-taught New York artist. [1]
Very little is known about Goe's life, but she sold her work on Avenue B in New York's East Village neighborhood. [2] Other sources say Goe sold her paintings on Third Ave and 9th St. [3] Goe is described as a blonde woman, quiet, wearing a wool coat and dress and carrying many bags. [4]
She made her paintings in oil paint on canvas, perhaps found in the trash of artists in her neighborhood. [2] Some works were on paper or silky fabric; they were not on stretchers. [3] The works featured religious motifs. [3] The style is brushy and very colorful. [5] She priced them cheaply at one or two dollars per piece. [6]
Art therapist Barry Cohen purchased her work. [2] Goe and Cohen arranged meetings by letter, as Goe had no phone. [4] Her work was also bought by Lynne Tillman, Chris Martin and Robin Winters. [3]
Goe disappeared in 1989. [2] [7]
An advertisement from 1990 for the Tartt Gallery in Washington, DC lists Goe as one of their artists. [8] White Columns features an exhibition of Goe's work from the collection of Lynne Tillman in March 2019. [1] It is the first show of her work. [3]