Albert Pinkham Ryder / The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse) / c. 1896-1908

Albert Pinkham Ryder
The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
c. 1896-1908
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Creator Name: Ryder, Albert Pinkham
Creator Nationality: North American; American
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1847 - 1917
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Albert Pinkham Ryder
Title: The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1896
Creation End Date: 1908
Creation Date: c. 1896-1908
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 70.5cm x 90cm
Inscriptions: Signed lower right: "A. P. Ryder"
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1928.8
Credit Line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: The painting was inspired by a horse race that took place in New York in 1888. A waiter Ryder knew wagered $500 on the race, and then committed suicide when the horse lost. The shadowy forms in the painting, depicted with thick dabs of paint, embody many traditional symbols familiar from the Middle Ages. Death appears as a skeleton on horseback brandishing a sword---reference not only to the sweeping power of death but also to the unlucky horse race. A serpent, symbol of mmortality and decay, slithers in the foreground. As was his habit, Ryder worked on the painting for decades, making innumerable changes, and was reluctant to part with it.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1928.8
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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