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Thursday, May 31, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1965























Théophile Emmanuel Duverger, French

"It's Okay, Girls.  But I Think We've All Learned a Lesson About Name-Calling Today.  Where Did You Ever Hear of a Word Like 'Feckless' Anyway?," Before 1886

Oil on panel

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Wednesday, May 30, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1964























Pierre Jean van der Ouderaa, Belgian

Sir John of Cusackshire in "Sayeth Anything," 1894

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 29, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1963












William Russell Birch, English

Hollywood Residents Walking Amid What's Left of Roseanne's Career, 1792

Hand-colored etching

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Monday, May 28, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1962















Marcel Rieder, French

"Okay, I Don't Know Which of You It Was That Whistled, But Just Because I'm Wearing This Doesn't Mean You Can Treat Me Like a Sex Object," 1895

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, May 27, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1961
















Albert Neuhuys, Dutch

"So.  Am I To Assume From Your Mood That Your Boss Said No To Six Months Paid Paternity Leave?," 1895

Watercolor

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Thursday, May 24, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1960























Fernand Khnopff, Belgian

Woman Making Good on Her Boast: "I Could Pose For a Belgian Symbolist Painter With One Arm Tied Behind My Back!," 1887

Oil paint, canvas, marouflage

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Wednesday, May 23, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1959























Pekka Halonen, Finnish

Just in Case They Ever Won the Lottery, the Maxwell Family Spent Two Hours a Day Practicing Looking Stunned, 1894

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 22, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1958














René-Henri Ravaut, French

"Okay, I Believe You.  Apparently, You Did NOT Steal My Wallet.  Next!," 1894

Illustration

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Monday, May 21, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1957























Otto Pilny, Swiss

Okay, So Sharon's New Hairstyle Looked a Little Weird, But She Was Suddenly Getting Great WiFi Reception, 1894

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, May 20, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1956























Eugene de Blaas, Italian

 "They Say Meghan's Asking For an Annulment.  Turns Out the Whole Thing Was Just a Publicity Stunt for the DVD Release of 'Suits'," 1897

Oil on panel

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1955

Abraham Bloemaert, Dutch

Bagpiper Forced to Silently Admit He's Even Annoying Himself, ca. 1625-30

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1954























William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French

"Really, Honey?  You Hear 'Laurel'?  Because I Distinctly Heard 'Yanny,'" 1871

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1953

















August Knoop, German

Mortimer Had the Annoying Habit of Refusing To Look at His Cards Until After He'd Tried To Read Them Telepathically, 1894

Oil on wood

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Monday, May 14, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1952















Gustavo Simoni, Italian

Argument at First Board Meeting of Levi Strauss & Co., 1894

Watercolor and gouache on paper on canvas

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1951




















Hamilton Hamilton, American

Liesl von Trapp Singing Duet With the LieslBot 3000 ("I Am 16 GHz, Going on 17 GHz"), 1894

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

A PRICELESS MOTHER'S DAY CLASSIC























Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French

Mama Vader, Praying This is the Mother's Day Darth Finally Calls, 1852

Oil on panel

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Wednesday, May 9, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1950











Eugenio Lucas Villamil, Spanish

 "Begging Your Pardon, Lady Chatsworth, But May I Inquire As To Whether You Have a Date For Prince Harry's Wedding?  Some Friends and I Are Renting One of Those Limos With a Hot Tub in the Back.  Swimsuits Optional," 1894

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1949























Charles Joseph Grips, Dutch

Heinrich Had Used That Old Ploy of "Forgetting" the Painting You're Working on at the Other Person's Place So You Have an Excuse To Come Over Again, But Now It Had Been a Week.  Where WAS He?, 1894

Oil on panel

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Monday, May 7, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1948























Charles Sillem Lidderdale, British

It Was Hard For Brianna To Stay Motivated at Work When She Knew Her Male Co-Workers Were Making 28% More Per Stick, 1894

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1947















Lady Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, English

Baby Girl Taking First Steps (Toward a Lifetime of Food Issues), ca. 1888

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:17 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, May 3, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1946


















Paul Signac, French

That Time I Watched the Movie "Lincoln" on 'Shrooms, 1890

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1945

















Agnes Slott-Møller, Danish

"Great Moments in Phallic Portraiture" (Page 117), ca. 1893

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 1, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1944























Rafael Frederico, Brazilian

Doug Was Confused By His Doctor's Reaction.  Was This NOT How One Dressed For an Eye Exam?, 1893

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:39 PM   0 Comments