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Thursday, October 1, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2548


Wilhelm Bendz, Danish

Just To Keep Things Fresh, the Students in the Architectural Drafting Class Voted To Institute "Nude Guy Fridays," 1826

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, September 30, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2547


Moritz Stifter, Austrian

"Oh Great, You Blinked. Now I Have To Start Over," 1890

Oil on panel 

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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2542


















Paul Gauguin, French

"Begging Your Pardon, Folks, But It Would Make My Job a Lot Easier If You Would Kindly Face in THIS Direction," 1889

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2503


















Édouard Joseph Dantan, French

 "Um, Excuse Me, Édouard, But I See What You're Doing Over There. And No, I'm Not Going To Let You Sculpt Me With a 'Kanye 2020' Tattoo," 1880

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, July 23, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2499

















Giovanni Battista Quadrone, Italian

Artist Giving Friend a Sneak Preview of His Masterpiece, "Gas Station Toilet (After the Tourist Bus)," 1878

Oil on panel

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Wednesday, July 22, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2498

















Édouard Joseph Dantan, French

"I Like To Refer To This As the Netflix of Art Museums. Five Hundred Things To Look At, But Literally Only Three That Anyone Gives a Sh*t About," 1880

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2490


















Thomas Hart Benton, American

Courtroom Sketch By Artist Who Left His Glasses in the Car, ca. 1964

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, July 1, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2483




















Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, French

Bert's Fellow Soldiers Wondering If It's Wise For Him To Be Drawing the Sergeant With Boobs, 1874

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, June 3, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2463


















Eugène Fichel, French

"You're Unquestionably Talented, Sir. But, Um, Do You Have Any Paintings That ARE Safe For Work?," 1865

Oil on wood

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Thursday, May 28, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2459























Joseph Caraud, French

"So What Do You Think of My Work? And Remember, Try To Be Vaguely Complimentary While Also Annoyingly Patronizing," Before 1903

Oil on canvas

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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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Sunday, March 29, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2415























Artist Unknown

After Three Hours of Posing, Jerry Desperately Needed a Pee Break, But Was Too Embarrassed To Ask, 1844

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, February 20, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2389



















William Mulready, English

"Um, Could You Please Draw a Little Faster? She Was 2 When You Started," c. 1844

Oil on panel

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2379























Carl Joseph Begas, German

In Retrospect, Margaret Wished She'd Re-Scheduled the Portrait Session For Some Day She HADN'T Admitted To Having An Affair, 1816

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, January 19, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2365


















Guercino, Italian

"You Seem Awfully Proud of Your Art Contest Trophy Over There, Kim. While You're At It, Would You Like To Remind Me That You Went To Harvard? I Think It's Been 5 Minutes Since You Mentioned It," 1637

Oil on canvas

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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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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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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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Tuesday, October 29, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2318

















Henry Hetherington Emmerson, English

Rare Example of a Victorian-Era Painting With a Woman Displaying Her Calves, 1877

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, October 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2304

















Henri de Braekeleer, Belgian

Worst "Frasier" Episode of All Time: "The One Where Frasier Dabbles in Lithography," 1875

Oil on panel

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