MASTERPIECE #1927

Edmund Leighton, British

"Yes, I Know I Said It Was a Yacht in My Profile, But YOU Said You Liked Surprises.  So Now Who's the Liar?," 1893

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #1923

Josef Kinzel, Austrian

He Knew It Was Silly, But Diedrich Still Got Nervous Whenever He Brought a New Tuba Home To Meet His Parents, 1892

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #1919

Friedrich Ernst Morgenstern, German

"I'll Take Two Halibuts and a Salmon.  Unfortunately, My Pants Are in the Dryer.  How's Your Throwing Arm?," 1892

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1912

Eduard von Grützner, German

Monks Realizing Too Late That It's Kind of Tough To Play "Go Fish" When You've Taken a Vow of Silence, 1892

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1898

Emile Claus, Belgian

"Ma'am, It's Been Over an Hour Since the Gentleman Excused Himself To Pee.  And While I Agree That Kidney Stones and a Bear Attack Are Both Plausible Scenarios, I Think We Also Have To Consider the Possibility That He's Just Not That Into You," 1895

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1894

Kuroda Seiki, Japanese

Model:  "Sorry To Bother You, But Should I Remove the Rest of My Dress?"
Artist:  "Huh?  Oh, It's Up To You.  I'm Painting a Landscape." 1890

Watercolor

MASTERPIECE #1892

Christian Ludwig Bokelmann, German

Reaction to Waiter's Announcement That the Blue Ford Fiesta Out Front Is About To Get Towed, 1884

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1874

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

MASTERPIECE #1853

Jean-Léon Gérôme, French

"I Am Truly Humbled By This Reception, Your Majesty.  But You Do Realize I'm Just Here to Install Your Cable, Right?," 1878

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1829

Giorgione, Italian

Joseph Couldn't Help Wondering Why the "Son of God" Was the Spitting Image of the Mailman, 1502

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #1828

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

MASTERPIECE #1824

Johann Peter Hasenclever, German

Brad's Once-Promising Legal Career Was Hampered By His Tendency To Get Aroused By Public Speaking, 1840

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1803

Marc-Charles-Gabriel Gleyre, Swiss

Nanny Wondering What's the Polite Way To Ask Your Boss If She's Familiar With the Concept of a Robe, 1868

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1773

Charles-Victoire-Frederic Moench, French

"Okay, Okay -- I'll Make You a Duke.  Just Help Me Get Her Back to the Strip Club Before My Wife Comes Home," 1846

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1769

Julius Exner, Danish

"You're Going To Kill Me, Jeff, But Now I'm Thinking That Statue Looked Better Where You Had It Upstairs," 1843

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1768

Francesco Hayez, Italian

As He Struggled To Reach For His Wallet, Phil Was Forced To Admit He'd Put His Toga On Wrong, 1844

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1745

Eduard Ihlée, German

When You Go To Meet Your Boyfriend's Parents, and They Turn Out To Be in Some Religious Cult, 1839

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1739

Julius Hübner, German

"Dude, the Name of Our A Cappella Group Is "The Three Mustaches."  What the Hell Were You Thinking?," 1839

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1738

August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen, Danish

When You're in Charge of the Fox Hunt and Realize You Forgot to Bring the Fox, 1839

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #1735

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, German

Portrait of a Woman Breastfeeding While Everyone Else Desperately Tries To Look Busy, 1837

Oil on canvas