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Wednesday, November 17, 2021

THROWBACK THURSDAY: #1874 (1/29/18)























Edouard Quitton, Belgian

"So Were You Ever Planning To Tell Your Mother and Me You Were Stripping?  Or Were You Just Going To Wait Until We Opened This W-2?," 1884

Oil on oak

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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

Sunday, March 22, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2410























Anne-Geneviève Greuze, French

Mother Teaching Son How To Pick Up a Chick, Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

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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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Tuesday, January 14, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2362
















Evert-Jan Boks, Dutch-Belgian

 "I Say We Accept His Proposal. He's the Perfect Catch! Rich, Handsome, and Apparently Oblivious That She's a Lesbian," 1882

Oil on panel

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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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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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Monday, January 21, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2121























William Holman Hunt, English

"My Parents Are Spending a Fortune on Our Wedding, So They Don't Want To Take Any Chances.  But Right After the Ceremony, the Leg Irons Come Off.  I Promise," 1850

Oil on mahogany wood or panel

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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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Thursday, November 1, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2073
















James Collinson, English

"Dearest Eric: Due To That Incident With the Cat, You Are Hereby Notified That You've Been Traded To the Millers For One Winter's Worth of Firewood and a Plow Mule.  You'll Find Your Bags Packed Upstairs," 1852

Oil on panel

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Monday, October 8, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2056

















John Collier, English

Lacking a Convenient Closet, When Sarah Told Her Parents She Was Gay, She Technically Came Out of the Pantry, 1903

Oil on canvas

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Monday, September 24, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2046























Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, French

 That Time Beethoven's Mom Forgot To Pick Him Up From Violin Practice, 1800

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2038













George Sheridan Knowles, British

"Sir, the Lab Results Came Back.  The Good News Is This Gentleman IS the Baby's Father.  The Bad News Is He's Also Its Uncle, If You Get My Drift," 1905

Oil on canvas

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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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Tuesday, June 5, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1968























Hermann Grimm, German

(Mom, From Other Room): "Kids!  I Don't Want You Just Sitting in Front of That Painting All Day.  Now Go Outside and Play!," 1894

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

A PRICELESS MOTHER'S DAY CLASSIC























Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, French

Mama Vader, Praying This is the Mother's Day Darth Finally Calls, 1852

Oil on panel

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1947















Lady Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, English

Baby Girl Taking First Steps (Toward a Lifetime of Food Issues), ca. 1888

Oil on canvas

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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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