Marathon

1995

American, 1926 - 2007

The imagery of "Marathon" evokes an ancient sporting event and reminds us that the Greeks often represented horses on their vases. Autio modelled an eccentrically shaped container and filled its surface with incised and painted images. The vessel's bulges help define the limbs and heads painted on them. Autio's energetic design extends the modern tradition of expressive, stylized animal imagery practiced by Pablo Picasso, Franz Marc, and others.

Ceramic with glaze

33 1/2 x 31 x 18 in. (85.09 x 78.74 x 45.72 cm)

Gift of Peter and Ann Voulkos

96.104

Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Five Installations on the Fourth Floor: Horses June 26, 1997.

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