
Mark Rothko
Untitled (Red)
1968
Barry Flanagan
2001
H’om, 2001, consists of two blocks of smooth white Carrara marble that appear to have been rendered pliable – kneaded, twisted, and molded with gargantuan hands. In 1982, the year Barry Flanagan represented the United Kingdom at the Venice Biennale, he noticed two stone sea-horses placed on the Grand Canal terrace of Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, home of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection, which were a part of Peggy Guggenheim’s gift to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. These are now located on the roof terrace. Flanagan’s creatures are interpretations of, or ‘homages’ to, these seahorses, with their equine upper torsos and coiled fishtails.
Artist | Barry Flanagan |
Original Title | H'om |
Date | 2001 |
Medium | Marble |
Dimensions | two parts, each 60 x 55 x 95 cm |
Credit line | Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York. Gift of the artist |
Accession | 2001.62 |
Collection | Acquisitions |
Type | Sculpture |
Copy caption
Mark Rothko
1968
Agnes Martin
1966
On view
Julius Bissier
1960
On view
Kurt Schwitters
1930