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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2339























Norman Rockwell, American

This Year Grandma Was Giving Thanks That No One Saw Her Drop the Turkey on the Kitchen Floor Five Minutes Ago, ca. 1943

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:22 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2338























Emile Auguste Hublin, French

Tracy Wasn't Going To Score Any Points For Originality With Her Green Bean Casserole This Year, But She Was Hoping To Make Up For It With Her Presentation, 1878

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:42 PM   0 Comments

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

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:51 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, November 24, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2336























Carl Heinrich Bloch, Danish

 Psycho Ex-Girlfriend Subtly Letting You Know She Found Your New Address on the Web, 1884

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 4:56 PM   1 Comments

Thursday, November 21, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2335

















Friedrich von Keller, German

"If You Catch Him at the Right Angle, This Will Make an Awesome 'Great Moment in Phallic Portraiture,'" 1878

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:50 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2334























Wilhelm Trübner, German

Pit Bull's Pathetic Attempt To Disguise Himself As a Weiner Dog, 1877

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:21 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2333

















Walter Dendy Sadler, English

"Here's To 25 Wonderful Years of Marriage. Followed By An Additional 37 Years of Marriage," 1889

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:46 PM   0 Comments

Monday, November 18, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2332























Roger de la Fresnaye, French

 Man Wondering If That Photo He Just Uploaded Violates LinkedIn's Terms of Service, ca. 1910

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 11:38 PM   1 Comments

Sunday, November 17, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2331























Luigi Bianchi, Italian

Brent Had Never Had Much Luck on the Dating Scene, Due To His Annoying Habit of Talking Down To Women, 1861

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 3:25 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, November 14, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2330























Emile Pierre Metzmacher, French

A Teaching Moment at This Year's "Take Our Courtesans To Work Day," 1887

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:23 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2329














Heywood Hardy, British

"Sorry Pal, But You're Going To Have To Pay Like Everyone Else. I Wouldn't Be Much of a Tolltaker If I Let Every Guy Who Showed Up With a Circus Elephant Go By For Free, Now Would I?," ca. 1875

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:12 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2328

















Walter Crane, English

The Birth of Venus (Had Fertility Drugs Been Involved), 1877

Tempera on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:10 PM   1 Comments

Monday, November 11, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2327
















Henry Gillard Glindoni, English

Jimmy Didn't Particularly Love Being Watched While He Worked, But He Supposed It Came With the Territory When You Specialized in Nudes, 1877

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:29 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, November 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2326
















Gustave Caillebotte, French

Edward Was Excited About His New Oak Pool Table, Though He Hadn't Expected It To Arrive Unfinished, ca. 1875

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:40 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, November 7, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2325















Jules-Arsène Garnier, French

Before the Days of Jack the Ripper, the English Lived in Fear of Jackie the Stripper, 1883

Oil on paper laid on board

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:07 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, November 6, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2324
















Walter Dendy Sadler, English

"Gentlemen, Please -- You Know Very Well That's Not Allowed. Now Get Back Inside the Rehab Clinic," ca. 1889

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:45 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2323















Charles Napier Hemy, English

"You're Right, Henry. We COULD Take the Strait of Magellan To the South Pacific, Take a Right at Tahiti, and Ride the Trade Winds Up To Borneo. Orrrr...We Could Just Stay Home and Order a Pizza. Your Call." 1877

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:09 PM   0 Comments

Monday, November 4, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2322























Gari Melchers, American

"Mommy? Why Did That Other Lady Call Your Cloak an 'Interesting Choice'?," Date Unknown

Pastel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:08 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, November 3, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2321























John George Brown, American

 When Charlie Couldn't Get FaceTime To Work On His Banana Phone, He Realized He Probably Should've Gone With the Apple One, Date Unkown

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:04 PM   0 Comments