One month, one painting : Dublin’s Liffey swim by Jack B. Yeats, Ireland
This expressionist painting from 1923 captures the excited crowd attending The Liffey Swim – an annual swimming event that continues in Dublin to this very day. First run in 1920, the Liffey Swim is the oldest annual swimming race in Europe. Over 500 swimmers of all ages, abilities and nationalities compete to win the Cup! The scene shows ordinary spectators
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