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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY: #865 (8/6/12)

 












Louis Leopold Boilly, French

Not What I Thought You Meant When You Said You Were Inviting Some Chicks Over For a Pool Party, 1807

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 2:33 PM   1 Comments

Thursday, December 19, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2354
















Cassius Marcellus Coolidge, American

In Retrospect, Maybe Buster SHOULDN'T Have Mentioned He Was Excited About Seeing "Cats," 1903

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:33 PM   0 Comments

Monday, November 25, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2337























John George Brown, American

Nellie, About To Find Out If She's Made Weight For This Year's Quilting Bee, 1883

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:51 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, November 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2326
















Gustave Caillebotte, French

Edward Was Excited About His New Oak Pool Table, Though He Hadn't Expected It To Arrive Unfinished, ca. 1875

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:40 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, October 17, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2310























Henry Stacy Marks, English

The Moment He Opened the Box, Gregory Knew He'd Found Something Special. No, This Was Not Just Another Pretty Vase, 1877

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:49 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, June 2, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2214
















Henri Bource, Belgian

"Hey, I Know What'll Cheer You Up.  Why Don't You Come With Me To Pole Dancing Class This Week?," 1883

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 4:45 PM   0 Comments

Monday, May 6, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2196















Wilhelm Trübner, German

In Case You Were Wondering Where the Pieces for Jenga Come From, 1876

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:32 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2187















Auguste Serrure, Belgian

Unfortunately For the Men Behind Him, in His Haste To Celebrate His Victory, Philip Failed To Realize His Crossbow's Safety Was Off, 1870

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:25 PM   0 Comments

Monday, April 8, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2176























Richard Ansdell, British

Four Hours Into the Hunt, Gerald Suddenly Remembered He Was a Vegetarian, 1869

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:54 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2152













Constantin Hansen, Danish

"Best Comic-Con Ever, You Guys!  See You Next Year!," Before 1862

Illustration

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:51 PM   0 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

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2090

















Luc-Olivier Merson, French

Within Seconds of Assuming the Upward-Facing Dog Pose, Kyle Realized He Had Badly Misjudged the Audience For His Naked Yoga Demonstration, 1869

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:26 PM   1 Comments

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2057























Albert Anker, Swiss

"Oh, Shoot -- I Thought I Was Knitting a Scarf.  According to This, I've Been Making a Jockstrap," 1907

Watercolor on paper

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:57 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2042























Gustave Caillebotte, French

The LeBron James of Vegetable Gardening, "Two-Can Sam" Fitzsimmons, 1877

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:37 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, July 8, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1991
















Leon Wyczólkowski, Polish-Russian

 When He Found Out His Action Figures Would Have Been 10 Times More Valuable If He'd Left Them in Their Boxes, Jerry Felt Like a Fool, 1898

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:39 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1953

















August Knoop, German

Mortimer Had the Annoying Habit of Refusing To Look at His Cards Until After He'd Tried To Read Them Telepathically, 1894

Oil on wood

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:41 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1865
















Max Liebermann, German

 "The Handmaid's Tale" Stunt Doubles Relaxing Between Scenes, ca. 1882

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:21 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

A PRICELESS CLASSIC (2015)










Henri-Edmond Cross, French

How the Amish Do Sunbathing, 1890

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:20 PM   0 Comments

Monday, December 12, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1600























John William Godward, British

Sock Puppetry Before Socks, 1898

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 11:53 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1596























Carl Röhling, German

Hiker and His Dog Remaining Perfectly Still So As Not to Spook Hillary Clinton, 1898

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:09 PM   1 Comments