Olympics – THAT IS PRICELESS

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2874 (2/8/22)

Valdemar Magaard, Danish

Hoping To Win Gold in the Pairs Speed Laundering Event, the Danish Team Brought in a Couple of Wringers, 1907-08

Oil on canvas

Julius LeBlanc Stewart, American

Demonstration Sport at the 2016 Olympics: Synchronized Nude Rabbit Hunting, 1898

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

George Caleb Bingham, American

Olympic Pole Vaulting Champ Giving Motivational Speech, 1847

Oil on canvas

Árpád Cserépy, Hungarian

Exclusive Sneak Preview of Hungary’s 2022 Olympic Bobsled Team, 1897

Oil on canvas

Jacob Ferdinand Voet, Flemish

Kyle McDonald, America’s Best Hope For Gold in Men’s Curling, Before 1689

Oil on canvas

Paolo Antonio Barbieri, Italian

Team Pharmacist Whipping Up Breakfast For Russian Olympic Bobsled Team, 1637

Oil on canvas

Charles Edouard Boutibonne, French

The U.S. Synchronized Swimming Team, Getting Frustrated With Megan’s Drinking Before Practice, 1883

Oil on canvas

Gotthardt Kuehl, German

#4 on BuzzFeed’s List of “21 Things More Exciting Than NBC’s Olympics Coverage,” 1884

Oil on canvas

Jules Joseph Lefebvre, French

Fifteen-Year-Old Lisel Meissnitzer of Austria, the Gold Medal Winner in Women’s Alpine Yodeling, 1884

Oil on canvas