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Thursday, July 16, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2494















Archibald S. Henning, British

"Good News, Sir! I Found Your Hat Just in Time! Quick -- Put It On Before the Painter Gets Started," 1843

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, July 12, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2490


















Thomas Hart Benton, American

Courtroom Sketch By Artist Who Left His Glasses in the Car, ca. 1964

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 6:14 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, June 21, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2475























Albert Edelfelt, Finnish

Not What I Thought the Artist Meant When He Said He'd "Gotten a Little Behind in His Work," 1874

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 3:29 PM   1 Comments

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2423























Edwin Landseer, English

The Artist, Wondering Why This Happens Every Time He Draws Squirrels, 1865

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2382























Christian Albrecht Jensen, Danish

Thinking It Might Break the Ice, Anna Offers To Show the Artist Her Splenectomy Scar, 1825

Oil on canvas

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Monday, January 13, 2020

MASTERPIECE #2361























Georges Méliès, French

 Georges Méliès, Breakthrough Artist of the Year, 1883

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:22 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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Thursday, September 26, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2295























Charles Joseph Grips, Dutch

"Hey Chuck, Here's a Crazy Idea. Why Don't You Put Down That Stupid Paintbrush for Five Minutes and Help Me Out Over Here?," 1866

Oil on panel

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Monday, August 5, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2258























Eliseu Visconti, Brazilian

The Artist Doing His Impression of Wolverine, 1902

Oil on canvas

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Sunday, January 13, 2019

MASTERPIECE #2115























Francois Flameng, French

The Artist's Children, Getting a Big Laugh From the New "That Is Priceless" Book, 1900

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 5:26 PM   2 Comments

Sunday, October 7, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2055























Wilhelm Hammershøi, Danish

At First, Artists Found Julie's Shyness Endearing, But Eventually It Became a Real Problem, 1905

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:17 PM   0 Comments

Sunday, September 30, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2050























François-Louis Dejuinne, French

"Tell You What, Gentlemen.  Just To Mix It Up a Bit, Why Don't You Take Your Tops Off?," 1821

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

MASTERPIECE #2018























Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-English

Trying To Decide If That Cute Painter's Gay, 1896

Oil on canvas

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Tuesday, October 3, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1795























Adolf von Schallberg, Austrian

 "Sorry, Adolf.  I Didn't Notice This Pile of Dirty Laundry Behind Me Until Just Now.  Plus I'm Standing Weird.  Can We Please Start Over?", 1860

Oil on canvas

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Wednesday, September 20, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1785




















William Powell Frith, English

The Artist, Wondering If Maybe His Story About Seeing Monet At His Gym Wasn't As Fascinating As He Thought It Was, 1853

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 7:42 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

MASTERPIECE #1610























William-Adolphe Bouguereau, French

Anna Kendrick, Wishing the Artist Had Told Her She Had Spinach in Her Teeth, 1899

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:16 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

MASTERPIECE #1419























Gerrit Dou, Dutch

Portrait of the Artist About to Hurl, 1657

Oil on panel

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 9:35 PM   0 Comments

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

MASTERPIECE #820























Sir Joshua Reynolds, English

Portrait of the Artist, Off to Kill a Spider in the Bathroom, 1775

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 2:19 PM   0 Comments

Monday, January 23, 2012

MASTERPIECE #758



















Johann Georg Edlinger, Austrian

The Artist Catching You Looking at His Wife's Boob, 1800

Oil on oak

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 3:06 PM   0 Comments

Thursday, December 15, 2011

MASTERPIECE #737























Charles Willson Peale, American

Self-Portrait (Before the Hair Plugs), 1822

Oil on canvas

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posted by Steve Melcher @ 8:06 AM   1 Comments