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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2197

Manuel García Hispaleto, Spanish

"I'm Taking Bets on the Royal Baby's Name. Currently the Favorites are Arthur and Albert, and the Two Biggest Longshots are Cooter and Zeke," ca. 1878

Oil on canvas

Labels: Babies, Current Events, Gambling, Royalty

Sunday, July 15, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1996

Antonio Fillol Granell, Spanish

"I Feel You, Honey. I Had a Hundred Bucks on Croatia Myself," 1897

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Sports, Unfortunate Events

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

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

Labels: Awkward Situations, Cars, Gambling, Parties

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

Labels: Fathers, Gambling, Home Life, Kids, Money, Unfortunate Events

Thursday, November 10, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1578

Joy Appenzeller Bauer, American

"Okay Folks, the Next Stop on our Tour is the Lincoln Bedroom. Those Slot Machines Were Added By President Trump. The Current President, Not Her Father," 2032

Oil on canvas

Labels: Celebrities, Current Events, Elections, Gambling, Politics, Presidents

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1372

Geza Dosa, Hungarian

Hungary's King Gabriel II Filling Out His Grid for the Super Bowl Pool, 1869

Oil on canvas

Labels: Football, Gambling, Sports, Super Bowl

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

MASTERPIECE #1281

Jean-Paul Laurens, French

King Robert II of France, Just Informed That He Didn't Win This Year's Church Raffle, 1875

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Games, Religion, Royalty

Sunday, May 3, 2015

MASTERPIECE #1205

Emile Claus, Belgian

Undercard Bout at Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight, 1882

Oil on canvas

Labels: Animals, Bad Ideas, Competitions, Crimes, Gambling, Inappropriate Behavior, Sports

Monday, December 15, 2014

MASTERPIECE #1114

Gustave Caillebotte, French

Men Engaged in High-Stakes Game of Slapjack, 1880

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Games

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

MASTERPIECE #725

Edmund Blair Leighton, English

Woman Suddenly Regretting Betting Fifty Bucks on the Christians, 1884

Oil on canvas

Labels: Bad Ideas, Gambling, Sports

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

MASTERPIECE #687

William Holman Hunt, British

The Artist's Wife, With a Bunch of Crap She Won Playing Skeeball, 1868

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Games, The Artist's Wife

Monday, July 18, 2011

MASTERPIECE #611

Albrecht Durer, German

Christopher Columbus Watching Last Night's Powerball Drawing, 1521

Color on oak panel

Labels: Gambling, Historical Figures, Money, TV

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

MASTERPIECE #578

Simon Vouet, French

Jesus at Nazareth Elks Club Bingo Night, 1615

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Games, Jesus

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

MASTERPIECE #530

Jacques-Louis David, French

Socrates Drawing Lots to See Who "Gets" to Give Him a Sponge Bath, 1787

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Historical Figures, History

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

MASTERPIECE #219

Marguerite Gerard, French

Surveillance Video of Illegal Baby-Fighting Ring, 1800

Oil on canvas

Labels: Babies, Competitions, Crime, Fighting, Gambling, Inappropriate Behavior, Mothers, Parenting

Thursday, December 2, 2010

MASTERPIECE #416

Pieter Moninckx, Dutch

Cupid, Obviously Drinking and Gambling Again, 1635

Oil on panel

Labels: Drinking, Gambling, Inappropriate Behavior

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

MASTERPIECE #330

Thomas Eakins, American

Old Woman Still Pissed She Lost At Bingo Last Night, 1891

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Games

Friday, August 6, 2010

MASTERPIECE #298

Nicolaes Maes, Dutch

Praying For Luck at Bingo Tonight, 1655

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Games, Old People

Saturday, May 8, 2010

MASTERPIECE #207

Johannes Vermeer, Dutch

Gloating Maid Showing Off Winning Powerball Ticket, 1666

Oil on canvas

Labels: Gambling, Jobs, Money

Friday, April 16, 2010

MASTERPIECE #185

Carl Constantin Heinrich Steffeck, German

The "Dogs Playing Poker" Crew, Busted for Illegal Gambling, 1856

Oil on canvas

Labels: Animals, Crime, Dogs, Gambling