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Tuesday, October 13, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2556


 













Alexandre-Jacques Chantron, French

Invigorated By His Shower, Brad Spends a Few Minutes Practicing His Air Ukulele, 1889

Pastel

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Monday, September 21, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2540


 













Hans Thoma, German

Before There Was Megan Thee Stallion, There Was Clarissa Thee Centaur, 1886

Mixed media on paper

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:20 PM   0 Comments

Monday, June 8, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2466
















Robert Ekman, Finnish

"Sorry, I'm Blanking. Does Anyone Remember What Comes After 'Scaramouche, Scaramouche, Will You Do the Fandango?,'" 1868

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:34 PM   0 Comments

Monday, May 11, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2447























Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner, German

The Balcony Scene, Had Romeo Been in a Band, 1861

Watercolor on cardboard

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:11 PM   0 Comments

Monday, April 20, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2432























Stanislaw Chlebowski, Polish-Russian

Ahhh, So That's Where My Fishing Pole and Good Salad Bowl Went, ca. 1864-76

Oil on cardboard

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:05 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, April 16, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2430























Johann Erdmann Hummel, German

"Back Off, B*tch. You're Stepping On My Solo," Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:37 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, April 12, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2426























Joseph Karl Stieler, German

Beethoven Trying To Decide Whether To Go With "Ba-Ba-Ba-BUM" or "Bow-Chicka-Bow-Wow," 1820

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:17 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, March 5, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2399


















Circle of Sir Edward John Poynter, British

"Coral Blue Yeezy 451's in a 12 1/2? That's a Tough One, But Let Me See What I've Got in the Back," Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:41 PM   0 Comments

Monday, February 10, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2381























Jan Lodewijk Jonxis, Dutch

"That Was Great. But the Lyrics Are 'There's a Bad Moon on the Rise' -- NOT 'There's a Bathroom on the Right,'" 1825

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:56 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2367














Alfred Edward Emslie, English

"I Apologize -- I Don't Know How He Got in Here. We've Already Had the Place Sprayed Twice For Bagpipers This Year," 1884

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:10 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2347























John George Brown, American

After Humping His Harp To Their 14th Street Corner of the Day, Elliot Wondered If It Was Too Late To Take Up the Kazoo, 1874

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:47 PM   0 Comments

Monday, December 9, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2346













Thomas Reynolds Lamont, Scottish

Just Seconds Into Their Set, the Guys Could Sense Something Was Off. Yep, They Needed More Cowbell, 1880

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:56 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, December 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2344























Thomas Wilmer Dewing, American

Paganini's Less-Famous Cousin, Paga-na-na's, 1877

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:58 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2288























Edgar Degas, French

The Cover of This Month's Issue of "Bassoon Aficionado," ca. 1870

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:16 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2284























John Maler Collier, English

The Original Chicken Dance (Chicken Not Pictured), 1903

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:12 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, August 18, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2267























René-Xavier Prinet, French

Playing Bach's Sonata For Violin, Piano, and Condom, 1901

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:21 PM   1 Comments

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2250














George de Forest Brush, American

"There.  I Played 'Here Comes Peter Cottontail,' As You Requested.  Now Can I Have My Pants Back?," 1890

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:31 PM   0 Comments

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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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:49 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2231























Julius Kronberg, Swedish

Sign You Need a New Roommate #11: He's an Avid Harpist Who Dresses Like Tarzan, 1885

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 11:26 PM   1 Comments

Monday, June 24, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2229




















Albert Schröder, Germany

The Seductive Power of Renaldo's Serenade Was Undermined By the Fact He Was in Need of a Mint, 1885

Oil on wood

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:03 PM   0 Comments