Mare and Foal

Anna Hyatt Huntington, Mare and Foal, 1905, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.3
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Mare and Foal, 1905, cast aluminum, 7 7811 345 18 in. (19.929.713.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.3

Artwork Details

Title
Mare and Foal
Date
1905
Dimensions
7 7811 345 18 in. (19.929.713.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast aluminum
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — horse
Object Number
1967.50.3

Artwork Description

Ann Hyatt Huntington sculpted domestic and wild animals with equal skill, and was praised for her ability to capture their unique spirits. Her creatures leap, dance, fight, and play according to their natures. She liked to model them in arrested motion or in precarious stances. For instance, in Bears and Seal, the forward thrust of one bear and the arching back of the other communicates the hunger of the bears and the ferociousness they feel toward each other. Huntington’s Hound has a rough texture that makes him seem menacing and contrasts with the sinuous lines of his posture. He stands unsteadily on a small base---ready to pounce at any moment---and howls at the fierce wind. Huntington positioned the hound’s tail between his legs to signify his mood and to act as a structural support for his narrow forelegs.

Works by this artist (20 items)

Anna Hyatt Huntington, Llama, 1936, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.12
Llama
Date1936
cast aluminum
On view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Work Horse, 1963, bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington through Mrs. Carlos Davila, 1964.5.1
Work Horse
Date1963
bronze
On view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Fox and Goose, 1936, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.9
Fox and Goose
Date1936
cast aluminum
On view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Bull and Cape, 1950, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.15
Bull and Cape
Date1950
cast aluminum
On view

More Artworks from the Collection

William King, Good Old Days, 1983, aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Sara Roby Foundation, 1985.82.1
Good Old Days
Date1983
aluminum
Not on view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Llama, 1936, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.12
Llama
Date1936
cast aluminum
On view
Unidentified, Model of the Virginia, ca. 1929, aluminum and other metals with plastic and painted cloth tape, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.369
Model of the Virginia
Artist
Unidentified
Dateca. 1929
aluminum and other metals with plastic and painted cloth tape
Not on view
Alexander Calder, Maquette for Flamingo, 1972, riveted and painted aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, 1980.49.3
Maquette for Flamingo
Date1972
riveted and painted aluminum
On view