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The Cup We All Race 4
1905
In The Cup We All Race 4, John Frederick Peto creates a visual rebus that goes beyond representation to question the boundaries between reality and illusion. The central boards—with their hook and nails, tin cup, and incised letters—are painted on the center canvas. But the frame is made of actual wooden boards, painted to match. The artist's game is made even more convincing by the realistic scale of all these objects, and the title remains a mystery—what do you think it means?
- Artist
- John Frederick Peto
- Title
- The Cup We All Race 4
- Date
- 1905
- Place of Creation
- United States
- Object Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas and wood with brass plate
- Dimensions
- 25 1/2 x 21 1/2 in. (64.8 x 54.6 cm); 32 3/8 x 28 3/8 x 2 1/2 in. (82.2 x 72.1 x 6.4 cm) framed dimensions
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller 3rd
- Accession Number
- 1979.7.80
