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Exhibition poster

The Cup We All Race 4

John F. Peto

c. 1905 · Oil on canvas · Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Size2:3 ratio
Frame
$59Unframed print · made to order

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Complete the setHangs well with these two
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About this work

Artist
John F. Peto (1854–1907)
Year
c. 1905
Medium
Oil on canvas
Collection
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Movement
Realism

A battered tin cup hangs from a nail on a green-painted panel, with the words 'The Cup We All Race 4' scratched into the wood around it. The pun turns a trophy cup into a common drinking mug, and the worn, humble object is typical of Peto's gentle humour. It is in the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A witty, spare trompe-l'oeil for a kitchen, study or bar in a dark wood frame. It suits deep green or warm white walls.

Style, size & framing detail
Style
Exhibition poster of a Realism painting
Era
20th century (c. 1905)
Orientation
Portrait
Palette
cream & beige
Mood
calm
Rooms
kitchen, study or library, living room, dining room, dorm room
Good gift for
housewarming, art lovers

Size. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials
• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or dark wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen
Shipping & returns
Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →
Is this the whole painting, or a crop?
The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.
Is The Cup We All Race 4 in the public domain?
Yes. John F. Peto (1854–1907) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
What is it printed on?
Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or dark wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.
When was The Cup We All Race 4 painted, and in what medium?
The Cup We All Race 4 dates from c. 1905 and was made in oil on canvas.
What size works above a sofa or bed?
Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair.
About this design
A museum-exhibition poster of John F. Peto's The Cup We All Race 4 — a battered tin cup hangs from a nail on a green-painted panel, with the words 'The Cup We All Race 4' scratched into the wood around it — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. The American Trompe-l'œil, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or dark wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.
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Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.
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