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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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Sunday, September 19, 2021

MASTERPIECE #1313
















Gunnar Berndtson, Swedish-Finnish

Don't Let Seasonal Allergies Ruin YOUR Daughter's Special Day.  Ask Your Doctor About Zyrtec™, 1881

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:09 PM   1 Comments

Thursday, January 9, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2359























Virginie Demont-Breton, French

Neptune's Nanny Taking the Kids Out For the Day, 1881

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:30 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, January 8, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2358


















August Heyn, German

"All the Kids at School Say I Don't Really Exist and That We're All Just Characters in One of Og Isstane's Minor Works. Who's Og Isstane?," Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

FROM THE PRICELESS BEST OF THE DECADE COLLECTION (2011)


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Tuesday, December 3, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2342















John George Brown, American

"Hey Fellas! Look What We Got Here! One of Them Chowderheads Who Reads 'That Is Priceless!' C'mon, Let's Steal Their Wallet!," 1877

Oil on canvas

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Monday, November 4, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2322























Gari Melchers, American

"Mommy? Why Did That Other Lady Call Your Cloak an 'Interesting Choice'?," Date Unknown

Pastel

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2319























Brock Nicol, Canadian

"What Am I? That's a Tricky Question. Society Would Tell You I'm a Cowboy, But I Actually Identify As a Pirate," ca. 2016

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:16 PM   0 Comments

Monday, October 14, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2307
















Gustave Caillebotte, French

Today's "That Is Priceless" Masterpiece Is Brought To You By the Letter "h," 1877

Pastel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:50 PM   0 Comments

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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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:22 PM   0 Comments

Monday, September 23, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2292

















Eastman Johnson, American

"Grandpa, May I Please Have a Nickel To Buy Some Candy? But This Time NOT at 18% Interest?," 1869

Oil on paper

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2278

















Max Liebermann, German
'
Sure, Being a New Mom Had Been a Little More Stressful Than Kate Had Expected, But All Things Considered She Thought She Looked Pretty Good for 35, 1919

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:49 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, August 8, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2261















César Pattein, French

When the Other Girls Discovered the Note From Her Secret Admirer, Felicity's Face Turned Bright Red. Or Maybe That Was Just a Rash From the Burlap, 1905

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:46 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, July 21, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2248























De Scott Evans, American

"It's Called a 'Clock,' Honey.  It's What People Use To Tell Time When Their Phone Battery's Dead, Their Cable Box Is Off, and They Can't See the Microwave," 1881

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, July 18, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2247























Paul Peel, Canadian

Mother Assuring Daughter She Can Be Anything She Wants in Life.  As Long As What She Wants Is To Be Somebody's Wife or a Nurse, 1890

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2241













Fredrik Ahlstedt, Finnish

Girl Trying To Contain Her Joy at Discovering That Her Boyfriend Plays the Accordion, 1889

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, June 4, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2216















Frederick Brown, British

Girls Re-Enacting the Final Scene From "The Karate Kid," 1883

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:54 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, May 21, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2207

















Helen Allingham, English

"Children, Mother Needs Some Me Time.  Can You Just Play Quietly Here For the Next 10 Years Or So?," 1880

Watercolor and gouache

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:15 PM   1 Comments

Monday, May 20, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2206













Jan Verhas, Belgian

"In an Old House in Paris That Was Covered With Vines, Lived 112 Little Girls in 22 Straight Lines," 1880

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:14 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2198













Jan Verhas, Belgian

Pablo Picasso's (Extremely) Early Period, 1877

Oil on canvas

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