Competitions – THAT IS PRICELESS

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2203 (5/16/19)

Henri Fantin-Latour, French

Carla, Idly Wondering If Breaking a Canvas Over a Competitor’s Head Is Grounds For Disqualification From the Art Contest, 1879

Oil on canvas

Joaquín Sorolla, Spanish

Competitors Completing Swimming Portion of the Ironbaby Triathlon™, 1903

Oil on canvas

John George Brown, American

Nellie, About To Find Out If She’s Made Weight For This Year’s Quilting Bee, 1883

Oil on canvas

Jean Alaux, French

A) Couple Having Staring Contest, 1818

B) Couple Having Staring Contest (3 Hours Later), 1818

Oil on canvas

Giovanni Cariani, Italian

Dwayne “The Rock” Di Giovanni, 5-Time European Rock-Paper-Scissors Champion, ca. 1510-1515

Oil on canvas

Enoch Wood Perry Jr., American

Watkins & Lewis, America’s Best Hope for a Medal in Pairs Butter Churning, 1877

Oil on canvas

Edward Poynter, English

How Women Competed Before Softball, 1862

Pencil, gouache, and watercolor on paper laid on board

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, American

In Retrospect, Maybe Buster SHOULDN’T Have Mentioned He Was Excited About Seeing “Cats,” 1903

Oil on canvas

Manuel Ojeda y Siles, Spanish

Winner of the 2019 Miss Apathy Pageant, Miss Like-I-Carolina, 1878

Oil on canvas

Raffaello Sorbi, Italian

Rare Footage of Hamilton and Burr’s Famous Duel (Preliminary Leapfrog Round), 1887

Oil on canvas