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Monday, September 30, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2297























Eastman Johnson, American

Cecily Wanted To Join the Circus But She Couldn't Afford Trained Poodles, So She Was Forced To Get Creative, ca. 1872-1880

Pastel on wove paper, mounted to canvas on a wooden stretcher

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Sunday, September 29, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2296























William Powell Frith, English

"Hey, Good-Lookin' -- Can I Interest You in a One-Knight Stand? Get It? Because I'm a Knight? . . . Hello?," 1868

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, September 26, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2295























Charles Joseph Grips, Dutch

"Hey Chuck, Here's a Crazy Idea. Why Don't You Put Down That Stupid Paintbrush for Five Minutes and Help Me Out Over Here?," 1866

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:47 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, September 25, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2294























John Pettie, Scottish

 Carl Vowed He Would Not Rest Until He Found the A**hole Who Stole His Bookmark, 1870

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:15 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2293























Hugh Cameron, Scottish

Unfortunately Molly Realized a Split-Second Too Late That the "Face-Washing Bowl" She'd Found Was Actually Grandmother's Chamber Pot, 1870

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:22 PM   0 Comments

Monday, September 23, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2292

















Eastman Johnson, American

"Grandpa, May I Please Have a Nickel To Buy Some Candy? But This Time NOT at 18% Interest?," 1869

Oil on paper

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Thursday, September 19, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2290


















Carl Johann Spielter, German

"Oh, I'm Sorry, Miss -- Did I Not Tell You? I Finished Your Part of the Painting About a Week Ago. You're Free To Put Your Clothes Back on Now," 1920

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2289

















Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans, Belgian

Quote of the Day -- Young Julius Caesar (95 B.C.): "I Came, I Saw, I Stomped on Your Doll" ("Veni, Vidi, Barbi"), 1872

Oil on panel

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Tuesday, September 17, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2288























Edgar Degas, French

The Cover of This Month's Issue of "Bassoon Aficionado," ca. 1870

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:16 PM   0 Comments

Monday, September 16, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2287























Robert Collinson, English

"No Matter What Happens, My Dearest, I Shall Always Love You. Oh, By the Way, You're Cool Watching My Cats While I'm Gone, Right?," 1870

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2286























Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French

 Sir Reginald, With That Weird Face He Always Makes When He's Peeing in His Suit of Armor, ca. 1868-1870

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, September 12, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2285























Artist Unknown, German

Glenn Didn't Mind the Gig. The Pay Was Good, He Could Set His Own Hours, and He Was Getting Tired of Having Eardrums Anyway, 1887

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, September 11, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2284























John Maler Collier, English

The Original Chicken Dance (Chicken Not Pictured), 1903

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:12 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2283















Max Rabes, German

Jill Knew If She Hoped To Make It in the Competitive World of Nude Modeling, She'd Have to Spend Every Waking Moment Working Toward Her PhD, 1923

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:01 PM   1 Comments

Monday, September 9, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2282

















Édouard Debat-Ponsan, French

Natalie Knew She'd Never Make Her Quota If She Didn't Start Milking Some Cows Soon, But There Was the Little Matter of Joyce and Her "Cane of Pain," 1901

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:20 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, September 8, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2281























Henry Stacy Marks, English

Uh-Oh. Alfred Had a Bad Feeling That This Thing Was Not Going To Fit in His Carry-On, 1879

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, September 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2280























Amedeo Modigliani, Italian

"Yo! Did You Not Hear Me Shout 'It's Occupied!'?," 1909

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, September 4, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2279



















Hugo Boettinger, Czech

How Playboy Playmates Used To Compete for the Cover, 1921

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:18 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2278

















Max Liebermann, German
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Sure, Being a New Mom Had Been a Little More Stressful Than Kate Had Expected, But All Things Considered She Thought She Looked Pretty Good for 35, 1919

Oil on canvas

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Monday, September 2, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2277

















William Howard Robinson, British

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

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:27 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, September 1, 2019

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, "THAT IS PRICELESS"! WE GOT YOU A BOOK!

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