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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2036 (9/10/18)






















Jean Beraud, French

Emily Was Hopeful That She and Kevin Could Talk Things Out, But the Restraining Order Meant They Were Going To Have To Shout, 1900

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 11:00 AM   2 Comments

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY: #1874 (1/29/18)























Edouard Quitton, Belgian

"So Were You Ever Planning To Tell Your Mother and Me You Were Stripping?  Or Were You Just Going To Wait Until We Opened This W-2?," 1884

Oil on oak

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 4:56 PM   1 Comments

Monday, July 13, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2491























Maximilian Pirner, Czech-Austro-Hungarian

That Time I Accidentally Answered a FaceTime Call While Getting Out of the Shower, 1879

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:28 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, April 26, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2436























Adolphe Yvon, French

"Um, I Think There's Been a Mistake, Your Excellency. That's Not a Signed Treaty. That's Your Scorecard From Mini Golf Last Night," 1860

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 4:30 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, March 12, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2404














Constantin Hansen, Danish

"Oops, Guys, I Just Remembered I Booked This As a Non-Smoking Room. Is That Going To Be a Problem?," 1837

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:36 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, March 1, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2395


















Jacques-Louis David, French

"Sorry Dear, I'm Having Trouble Reading Your Fortune. For Some Reason I'm Just Getting Early Super Tuesday Results," 1824

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2392















Johann Peter Hasenclever, German

 Well, This Was Embarrassing. Oskar Had Meant To Present His Fellow Workers' Demands For Higher Wages, But in His Haste Had Accidentally Grabbed a Chick-Fil-A Takeout Menu, 1848

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:59 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, February 16, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2385























Constantin Hansen, Danish

That Look When Your Modeling Box Is Still Warm From the Last Guy, 1833

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:33 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2382























Christian Albrecht Jensen, Danish

Thinking It Might Break the Ice, Anna Offers To Show the Artist Her Splenectomy Scar, 1825

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:06 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, January 2, 2020

FROM THE PRICELESS BEST OF THE DECADE COLLECTION (2017)























Berthold Woltze, German

Chloe Was Faced With a Quandary: Did She Go With the Classic "Sorry, I've Got a Boyfriend," Or Skip Right To the Pepper Spray?, 1874

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:41 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, December 29, 2019

FROM THE PRICELESS BEST OF THE DECADE COLLECTION (2012)
















Adolph von Menzel, German

Sorry. Thought I Had It On Vibrate, 1855

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:11 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, October 24, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2315























Vasily Pukirev, Russian

"I'm Sorry, Miss, But You Have To Actually Say the Words 'or For Poorer' or the Whole Thing Doesn't Count," 1862

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:38 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2314














Jules-Arsène Garnier, French

"Come On, Gentlemen. We All Know Somebody Out There Farted. Who Was It?," 1878

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:04 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, October 22, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2313


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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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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:25 PM   0 Comments

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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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:08 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2241













Fredrik Ahlstedt, Finnish

Girl Trying To Contain Her Joy at Discovering That Her Boyfriend Plays the Accordion, 1889

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:49 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2183























Eugène Fichel, French

"Don't Get Me Wrong -- It's Great.  I Just Wish You Had Told Me You Were Painting Me As a Nude," 1871

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:32 PM   1 Comments

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2132























Joseph Severn, English

"Sorry To Bother You, Ms. Queen of Scots, But Before You're Beheaded, Could We Get Your Autograph?," 1850

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:58 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, January 22, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2122















Léon Belly, French

"Hold Up, Guys!  I Just Remembered -- This Boat Has an Engine.  Sorry, My Bad," 1877

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:29 PM   0 Comments