Question

This painting was inspired by one on the same subject in which a man readies to dismount from a twisting white horse, which was painted by Thomas Sully. An artist claimed he wanted to take “charcoal drawing and rag wiping to a new height” by creating an interpretation of this painting inspired by reading War and Peace. This painting is rendered with a red sky and abstract (15[1])figures in an early Roy Lichtenstein work. A rediscovered Mathew Brady photo (15[1])of this painting led the Met to recreate its original golden frame topped by a giant (*) eagle. A linen version of this painting was created by Larry Rivers. (10[2])A banjo (10[1])player, (10[3])chef, and fisherman (10[1])appear in a “textbook” version of this painting with Black figures by Robert Colescott. Three old women have tea in front of this painting in Grant Wood’s Daughters of Revolution. For 10 points, a series of boats in an icy river appear in what Emmanuel Leutze painting? ■END■

ANSWER: Washington Crossing the Delaware [or George Washington Crossing the Delaware]
<Ganon Evans, Visual Fine Arts>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Matt JacksonThe Plague (anime)" was redirected to: "Oran High School Host ClubThe Catastrophic Implosion of Packet Sub6615
Cole HartungI prefer really not to speak. If I speak I’m in big troubleThe Canadians7815
Matt BollingerTeam Name Think DetailDon't be Afraid, the Clown's Afraid Too10610
Andrew HartBHSUwave2: trimming membership codes 9655377758gp10610
John LawrenceCurse you, Periplus the Platypus!Teach Us to Outgrow Our Ladness10810
William GoldenRomanos IV Diogenes’ Macaroni GrillI would prefer not to10910
Anderson Wangremembrance of lost timeQuasicrystal Silence10910
Ethan Ashbrook[moderator voice] yes that is so tenpointscore! is your team feeling bonuspilled?Evans Hall destruction awaiters10910
Taylor HarveySaint Peter Andre 3000Hang et al., Robert Browning11210

Summary

2023 Chicago Open08/05/2023Y9100%22%0%100.33