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Athletic Contest

Max Weber American, born former Russian Empire, now Poland
1915
Not on view
Like Marsden Hartley (1877–1943), Weber was among the earliest American artists to respond to the European avant-garde. Weber’s depiction of track-and-field events utilizes the fractured and repeated forms of Cubism and Italian Futurism to evoke heroic masculinity. The composition conveys the great energy that the athletes’ activities generate. Within the commotion the artist left clues to the event: a few runners in numbered jerseys, a pole vaulter in a blue-striped uniform, and colorful flags decorating the outdoor setting.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Athletic Contest
  • Artist: Max Weber (American (born former Russian Empire, now Poland), Bialystok 1881–1961 Great Neck, New York)
  • Date: 1915
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 40 × 55 1/8 in. (101.6 × 140 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: George A. Hearn Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 67.112
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Max Weber
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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