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Wednesday, December 9, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2596


 













Victor Schivert, Romanian

"Hey, Did You Hear the One About the Constipated Moneylender? He Couldn't Budget, So He Had To Work It Out With a Pencil," ca. 1895

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, December 8, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2595


 Cesar van Everdingen, Dutch

Though Everyone Tried To Act Normal, Things Got Uncomfortable Whenever Doug Conducted Meetings From the Toilet, ca. 1661

Oil on canvas

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Monday, August 17, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2516
















Lucien-Étienne Mélingue, French

"Would You Mind Terribly If We Used Your Restroom? I Swear We'll Be Quick," 1874

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, May 26, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2457


















Adolph von Menzel, German

When You're Supposed To Be Marching With the Rest of the Knights But You Really Have To Pee, 1866

Pencil, body color, heightened with brush and white, on brown paper

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:25 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2448























Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, French

The "Little General," Looking a "Little Gassy," 1862

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:05 PM   0 Comments

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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Sunday, February 2, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2375























Sir Charles Lock Eastlake, English

"Wait -- Now I Can't Remember. Does the Toilet Paper Go OVER the Roll Or UNDER It?," 1823

Oil on paper

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Monday, December 2, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2341
















Jules Scalbert, French

Had He Been a True Gentleman, Ned Would've Warned Jenna That He'd Just Peed in That Spot, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

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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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Sunday, October 20, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2311


















John George Brown, American

"...But Luckily, the Captain Had a Spare Pair of Pants My Size. Anyway, Long Story Short, That's How It Became Known As the 'Poop' Deck," 1883

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, September 24, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2293























Hugh Cameron, Scottish

Unfortunately Molly Realized a Split-Second Too Late That the "Face-Washing Bowl" She'd Found Was Actually Grandmother's Chamber Pot, 1870

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, September 15, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2286























Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French

 Sir Reginald, With That Weird Face He Always Makes When He's Peeing in His Suit of Armor, ca. 1868-1870

Oil on canvas

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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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Thursday, April 11, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2179


















A. Mühlig, German

"The Bathroom?  Oh, Sure -- Third Tree To Your Left," 1869

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, March 26, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2167

















George Cochran Lambdin, American

Union Soldier Wondering If He Should Brave the Latrine, Or Try To Hold It Until the War's Over, 1866

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:01 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, July 28, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1503























Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French

Rookie Veterinarian Attempting to Retrieve His Wristwatch, 1881

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, July 14, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1493






















Mansel Lewis, British

Old Woman Bracing Herself for Husband's Jokes About Her 'Stool,' 1879

Oil on canvas

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Monday, May 16, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1453























Giovanni Boldini, Italian

"Sorry About the Mess.  I Told Him Three Times to Go Before We Left," 1879

Oil on wood

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1434





















William Tylee Ranney, American

Lewis Annoyed at Clark For Taking Yet Another Pee Break, 1852

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:21 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1409























Govaert Flinck, Dutch

"Are We Finally About Done Here? Because If Not, I'm Going to Need to Use That Thing From Yesterday's Comic," 1650s

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:47 PM   4 Comments