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Thursday, October 8, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2553


Daniel Huntington, American

Chester Bea Arthur, 1885

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, July 2, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2484

















Edward Percy Moran, American

"Betsy, When I Said 'Stripes,' I Didn't Mean HORIZONTAL Stripes. Ugh. And Is the Background For Those Stars...DENIM? I'm Going To Be Physically Ill. This Isn't a Flag. This Is a Star-Spangled Dumpster Fire," 1917

Photomechanical print in color

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:02 PM   1 Comments

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2236















John Trumbull, American

"Here Are My Travel Expenses For the War, Gentlemen.  Don't Worry About the Pay-Per-View Movie 'Oval Office Orgy 3.' I'll Cover That Myself," 1824

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, March 14, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2159














Francis Bicknell Carpenter, American

Lincoln and His Cabinet, Hoping If They Remain Perfectly Quiet, Mary Will Quit Knocking and Go Away, 1864

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, July 19, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2000

















Monsieur Roujat (after François Joseph Heim), French

Winner Accepting His Prize at the 1st Annual Andrew Jackson Lookalike Contest, 1892

Oil on canvas

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Thursday, May 31, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1965























Théophile Emmanuel Duverger, French

"It's Okay, Girls.  But I Think We've All Learned a Lesson About Name-Calling Today.  Where Did You Ever Hear of a Word Like 'Feckless' Anyway?," Before 1886

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:00 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, May 3, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1946


















Paul Signac, French

That Time I Watched the Movie "Lincoln" on 'Shrooms, 1890

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:37 PM   0 Comments

Friday, January 5, 2018

MASTERPIECE #1857













Julius Hübner, German

 "Sorry For the Confusion, Folks.  These Are Just My 95 Theses Attacking the Catholic Church.  If You're Looking for the "Fire and Fury" Book, You Might Try Barnes & Noble," 1878

Oil on panel

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Tuesday, October 24, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1810

















Friedrich Ritter von Friedländer-Malheim, Bohemian-Austrian

Bill Clinton, Making Good Use of His New Nursing Degree, 1870

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:48 PM   0 Comments

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1755



















Günther Gensler, German

Shia LaBeouf in "Lincoln," 1840

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, July 11, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1748























Jacques Guillaume Lucien Amans, French

President Andrew Jackson, Shortly After the Invention of the Blow Dryer, 1840

Oil on canvas

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Monday, July 3, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1743























Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, American

"This Is Good, Tom.  But Just To Be Safe, I Think Only Congress Should Have the Power To Declare a Twitter War," 1819

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1720















Robert T. Barrett, American

"Covfefe.  C-O-V-F-I... No, Wait... C-O-V-E-F-... 

 I'm Sorry.  Can You Please Use It in an Unintelligible Partial Tweet?," 1949

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, May 24, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1716























Anthony VanArsdale, American

 Pope Francis, Politely Waiting For Trump To Finish His Tweet Before Shaking His Hand, 2013

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1675























Louis Ducis, French

"Come On, We Had a Deal:  A Kiss For Trump's Tax Returns," 1812

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, February 12, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1640























Artist Unknown

"Um, Excuse Me, Abraham.  You're Leading Again," 1865

Rendering based on albumen silver print

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Sunday, January 15, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1618
















emancip8r1863 chillin@ford's w/ my bae mtl 😜
#theaterlife #goyankees #blessed

Paul-Albert Besnard, French

Abraham Lincoln's Last Instagram Post, 1903

Oil on canvas

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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

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 1:17 PM   4 Comments

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1541























Platt Powell Ryder, American

Abraham Lincoln After Botox, 1888

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1390























John Maler Collier, English

"I Can't Believe I Actually Thought Jeb Had a Shot.  I Feel Like Such a... Shoot.  What's the Word I'm Looking For?," 1892

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 10:56 PM   0 Comments