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Thursday, October 14, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY: #1279 (8/17/2015)














Gustave Caillebotte, French

 "One Day, Sweetheart, All This Will Be Yours.  Pending the Outcome of the SEC Investigation, Of Course," 1875

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:00 AM   1 Comments

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

Monday, August 19, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2268

















Léon Augustin Lhermitte, French

What People Watched Before TV Was Invented, 1908

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:31 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, June 16, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2224












Carl Rasmussen, Danish

"This Has Been an Awesome Bonding Opportunity, Dad, But Next Year Can We Just Play Catch?," 1882

Oil on copper

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Thursday, June 13, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2223














Albert Anker, Swiss

 "Actually, Kids, Since Your Mother Used To Sleep Around a Bit, I'd Prefer To Call It 'Most-Likely-But-Not-Conclusively-Your-Father's Day,'" 1884

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:27 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, February 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2135























Leopold Löffler, Polish

"I Know You're Not Thrilled About Marrying Your First Cousin, My Dear, But This Way, At Least We Know He's From a Good Family," 1852

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:28 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, December 25, 2018

A PRICELESS HOLIDAY CLASSIC (2010)























Matthias Stom, Dutch

Mary's Parents, Visiting From Florida, 1637

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 11:00 AM   0 Comments

Wednesday, September 26, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2048

















William Gilbert Gaul, American

 "Good Luck Fightin' Them Yankees, Son.  We're All Most of Us Are Rooting For Ya," 1907

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:08 PM   0 Comments

Monday, August 6, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2012

















Mary Cassatt, American

Mother Deciding Once and For All They've Got to Find Closer Day Care, 1893

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:21 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, June 19, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1978
















Edmund Blair Leighton, British

Hannah's Dad, Acting Like He's Never Heard a Cardi B Song Before, 1896

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:16 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1940























Kuroda Seiki, Japanese

 "Yes Mom, I'm Geisha.  Openly Geisha.  So You and Dad Are Just Going To Have To Deal With It," 1893

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:02 PM   0 Comments

Monday, April 2, 2018

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

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:58 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, December 17, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1848
















Eduard Kurzbauer, Austrian

"Yes, Fred, In Retrospect She Probably Should've Said 'Spoiler Alert,' But We Naturally Assumed You'd Already Seen the New 'Star Wars' Movie," 1874

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:21 PM   0 Comments

Monday, December 4, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1839























Berthold Woltze, German

"What Does Daddy Mean, He's Been 'Unfaithful'?  And What's a Massage Therapist?," Before 1896

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:20 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, October 18, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1806
















Friedrich Ritter von Friedländer-Malheim, Bohemian-Austrian

"It's Okay, Dad.  Lots of People Accidentally Put $95 Million Winning Powerball Tickets Through the Dryer,"Before 1901

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 4:38 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1790























Rafael Flores, Mexican

 I'm Not Saying It's Bad, Son, But For Now Maybe You Should Just Stick With the Messiah Thing," 1857

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:21 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, August 22, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1764
















Marie-Joséphine-Angélique Mongez, French

"Okay, I Gotta Go To Work.  What Time Am I Picking Him Up From Deity Care Again?," 1841

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:49 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, July 5, 2017

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

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:49 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, July 2, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1742













Giovanni Tognolli, Italian

 "Oh, Great.  This Is Just the Kind of Thing That Could Make Me Lose Custody Again," 1839

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:02 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, June 15, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1731



















Ferdinand Bol, Dutch

 "Happy Father's Day!  I Know You Wanted One of Those Echo Personal Assistants, But This Was the Closest Thing They Had," 1646

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:50 PM   0 Comments