Showing posts with label Competitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Competitions. Show all posts

Thursday, December 26, 2019

FROM THE PRICELESS BEST OF THE DECADE COLLECTION (2012)























Edward Poynter, English

How Women Competed Before There Was Softball, 1862

Pencil, gouache, and watercolor on paper laid on board

Thursday, December 19, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2354
















Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, American

In Retrospect, Maybe Buster SHOULDN'T Have Mentioned He Was Excited About Seeing "Cats," 1903

Oil on canvas

Thursday, December 12, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2349























Manuel Ojeda y Siles, Spanish

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

Oil on canvas

Sunday, December 1, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2340












Raffaello Sorbi, Italian

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

Oil on canvas

Monday, November 25, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2337























John George Brown, American

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

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2279



















Hugo Boettinger, Czech

How Playboy Playmates Used To Compete for the Cover, 1921

Oil on canvas

Monday, September 2, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2277

















William Howard Robinson, British

The Prince of Wales Congratulating Jimmy "The Anemic Annihilator" McDougal, 1921

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, August 7, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2260

















JoaquĆ­n Sorolla, Spanish

Competitors Completing Swimming Portion of the Ironbaby Triathlon™, 1903

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2203



















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

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2008























Giovanni Cariani, Italian

Giovanni Espinoza (aka "The Rock"), 5-Time European Rock-Paper-Scissors Champion, ca. 1510-1515

Oil on canvas

Monday, July 30, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2007





















Il Sodoma, Italian

The Ancient Athens Women's Bodybuilding Championship: Final Round Pose-Off, 1525

Oil on canvas

Thursday, July 19, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2000

















Monsieur Roujat (after FranƧois Joseph Heim), French

Winner Accepting His Prize at the 1st Annual Andrew Jackson Lookalike Contest, 1892

Oil on canvas

Saturday, March 31, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1921













Nikolay A. Sergeyev, Russian

Sadly, This Year's Easter Egg Hunt Was Ruined When the Organizers Failed To Factor In High Tide, 1888

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1897






















Charles Courtney Curran, American

Crushed By Her Defeat in the Cabbage-Picking Contest, Lindsay Just Stood There With Her Head in Her Hands, 1914

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1887














Emile Claus, Belgian

Competitors at Starting Line for World Aphid Racing Championship, 1887

Oil on canvas

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1850














Hubert von Herkomer, German-British

Cattle Call For "Whistler's Mother: The Musical!," 1878

Oil on canvas

Wednesday, November 29, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1836























Richard Caton Woodville, Sr., American

"Yes!  Matt Lauer!  I Have Him in My Office's Inappropriate Sexual Conduct Pool!," 1848

Oil on canvas

Sunday, November 12, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1823
















Aleksander Gierymski, Polish

Qualifying Round For 1st Annual Rock, Paper, Scissors Championship (Eastern European Bracket), 1874

Oil on canvas

Thursday, August 10, 2017

A PRICELESS CLASSIC (2016)














Charles Edouard Boutibonne, French

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

Oil on canvas

Thursday, July 27, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1761























John Partridge, British

Prince Albert, Sporting His "Royal Family Employee of the Month" Medals, 1840

Oil on canvas