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Wednesday, February 2, 2022

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #983 (2/23/14)






















Julius LeBlanc Stewart, American

Demonstration Sport at the 2016 Olympics:  Synchronized Nude Rabbit Hunting, 1898

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, January 12, 2022

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1253 (7/9/15)

















Gustave Caillebotte, French

Couple Watching Two Carriage Horses Going At It, 1877

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 12:28 PM   1 Comments

Wednesday, December 1, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY: #1767 (8/27/17)

















Raden Saleh, Javanese

"It's a Lovely Anniversary Gift, Honey, But I Thought We'd Agreed We Weren't Doing Pheasants This Year," 1844

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, October 18, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2559


 













Walter Hunt, English

"Stay Frosty, Clark -- That Fox Is Up To No Good. I Can Feel It In My Nuts," 1890

Oil on canvas 

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Monday, September 21, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2540


 













Hans Thoma, German

Before There Was Megan Thee Stallion, There Was Clarissa Thee Centaur, 1886

Mixed media on paper

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:20 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, July 26, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2500























Józef Simmler, Polish-Russian

"No, Keith, I'm NOT Merely Parroting Back What You Just Said. This Is the Rare Case Where I Actually Agree With You," 1859

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, July 5, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2485





















Jules Bastien-Lepage, French

Woman Really Hoping That Approaching Buffalo Stampede Takes a Hard Left Soon, 1877

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2453
















Rosa Bonheur, French

Same Sheep, Different Day, 1865

Oil on cradled panel

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2423























Edwin Landseer, English

The Artist, Wondering Why This Happens Every Time He Draws Squirrels, 1865

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:04 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, April 5, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2420























Karl Bang, Chinese

Cleopatra Binge-Watching "The Tiger King," and Not Impressed, Date Unknown

Oil painting

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 4:32 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2417


















Fran Brooks, American

Barry Was Determined To Have Trout For Dinner, River Be Dammed, 2007

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, March 22, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2410























Anne-Geneviève Greuze, French

Mother Teaching Son How To Pick Up a Chick, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, March 15, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2405















Sir Edward John Poynter, English

"Okay, So It's Not You, Venus. But No One Goes in the Hot Tub Until We Find Out Who Stepped in the Dog Poop," 1880

Oil on canvas

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Monday, March 9, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2401























Félix Taunay, Baron of Taunay, French

Apparently, Tim Misunderstood What His Friends Meant When They Said He Should Get a Jaguar, ca. 1841

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2397














Edwin Henry Landseer, British

Scott Was Having a Great Time Chilling With Some Saint Bernards. And Then He Put His Contacts In, 1839

Oil on canvas

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Monday, March 2, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2396















Giovanni Tognolli, Italian

Father Hoping the 5-Second Rule Also Applies To Goats' Teats, 1839

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:51 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, February 27, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2394

















Carl Friedrich Schulz, German

"Pheasants? My Bad, Guys. I Thought We Were Hunting Peasants," 1835

 Oil on canvas

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Monday, February 3, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2376























Eugène Delacroix, French

Ben and Julie Had Never Really Considered the Downside To Not Having Glass in Your Windows. Until the Day the Bees Came. 1823

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, January 16, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2364























John Faed, Scottish

I'd Stay Away from Janet If I Were You. That Girl Is Falcon CRAZY, 1888

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2360














Frederick Arthur Bridgman, American

"No, You Idiot. I Ordered a BEER," 1879

Oil on canvas

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