That Is Priceless

MASTERPIECE #2872

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 02:48:00 +0000

Jean Carolus, Belgian

"The One Thing I Don't Want, Dear, Is a Big, Gaudy Engagement Ring. That's Soooo Tacky. Plus I'm Afraid It Might Clash With the Lambo," 1874

Oil on canvas

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #983 (2/23/14)

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Julius LeBlanc Stewart, American

Demonstration Sport at the 2016 Olympics: Synchronized Nude Rabbit Hunting, 1898

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2871

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 01:24:00 +0000

Théophile Duverger, French

"Well, That's Very Thoughtful, Esther. But In My Experience With Groundhog Day, People Don't Generally Give Them As Gifts," Date Unknown

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #2870

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 02:35:00 +0000

Jean Carolus, Belgian

"Ohhh, This One Might Be My Favorite, Ladies: 'If I Could Give This Painting Zero Stars I Would. The Women All Just Sit There Like Lumps As Their Pedantic Guest Holds Court In a Classic Mansplaining Posture. Borrrr-ing! Jean Carol-US? More Like Jean Carol-LAME!,'" 1871

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2869

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:24:00 +0000

Albert Beck Wenzell, American

"Oh By the Way, Phyllis, I Made Our Martinis a Little Stronger Than Usual This Evening. Did You Taste a Difference?," Date Unkown

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2868

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 01:24:00 +0000

François-Xavier Fabre, French

Roman Soldier, Veteran of the Pubic Wars, 1788

Oil on canvas

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1877 (2/1/18)

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 20:00:00 +0000

Jean Beraud, French

Before They Were Stars: Susan B. Anthony (Center) Twerking For Tips, 1879

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #2867

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:59:00 +0000

William McGregor Paxton, American

"May 15th, 1910: Dear Diary, I've Come To Suspect That Our Maid Constance Has Been Reading You On the Sly, So I've Hired An Artist To Hide Near the Vases and Catch Her In the Act. I Can't Wait To See Her Face When We Hang That Sucker In the Foyer!," 1910

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2866

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 01:31:00 +0000

Leopold Kupelwieser, Austrian

Umberto, Crown Prince of Baldgaria, 1840

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2865

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:48:00 +0000

Johann Peter Krafft, Austrian

That Look When the Queen's Just Wrecked Her Toilet and Some Joker's Stolen the Top to the Plunger, 1839

Oil on paper on cardboard

MASTERPIECE #2864

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Fri, 21 Jan 2022 02:01:00 +0000

Léon-Mathieu Cochereau, French

"Would You Guys Mind If I Closed the Window? I'm Getting a Lot of Strange Looks From the Starbucks Across the Street," 1814

Oil on canvas

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2036 (9/10/18)

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 19:00:00 +0000

Jean Beraud, French

Emily Was Hopeful That She and Kevin Could Talk Things Out, But the Restraining Order Meant They Were Going To Have To Shout, 1900

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2863

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 19 Jan 2022 01:46:00 +0000

Frans Pourbus the Younger, Flemish

BREAKING NEWS: Marie De' Medici Named Lead Suspect in Florentine Bell Tower Robbery, ca.1600 to 1625

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2862

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 01:50:00 +0000

Laurits Andersen Ring, Danish

Workers Laying the Ziti For Italy's Marinara Pipeline, 1885

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2861

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 01:58:00 +0000

Albert Guillaume, French

"Now Before I Tattoo Pete Davidson's Initials On Here Young Lady, Are You Sure You Don't Want To Give It a Couple More Weeks?," Date Unknown

Oil on panel

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1253 (7/9/15)

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 20:28:00 +0000

Gustave Caillebotte, French

Couple Watching Two Carriage Horses Going At It, 1877

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2860

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:26:00 +0000

Philip Hermogenes Calderon, British

That Feeling When You Crush the Wordle Puzzle, 1867

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2859

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 00:58:00 +0000

Kazimierz Alchimowicz, Russian-Polish

Fun Fact: Before Bartholdi's Last-Minute Decision To Change Models, Lady Liberty Was Going To Be Larry Liberty, 1873

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2858

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 00:56:00 +0000

José Maria Veloso Salgado, Portuguese

"Oh, This? It's a Cold Fusion Reactor. But I Don't Want Phil Up There To Feel Threatened, So I've Told Him It Makes Cupcakes," 1917

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2857

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Fri, 07 Jan 2022 01:22:00 +0000

Emmanuel Zamor, Brazilian-French

"Still Life With Prawns," a Masterpiece of the Shrimpressionist Movement, 1916

Oil on panel

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1262 (7/22/15)

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 20:51:00 +0000

Edmund Blair Leighton, English

Pioneer Woman Trying to Remember Where the F*** She Parked, 1918

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #2856

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:45:00 +0000

Félix Vallotton, French-Swiss

When She Heard the Footsteps Stop Behind Her, Gladys Instantly Knew That These Library Books Weren't the Only Things Getting Checked Out Today, 1915

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2855

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:42:00 +0000

Karl Reichert, Austrian

Rex Was So Excited To Find a Copy of "The Call of the Wild," He Totally Forgot About the No Opposable Thumbs Thing, 1915

Oil on panel

MASTERPIECE #2854

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Mon, 03 Jan 2022 01:00:00 +0000

Hans Fuglsang, German

"Fine, One More Set. But Then I Really DO Have To Leave For My Wedding," 1915

Oil on canvas

MASTERPIECE #2853

noreply@blogger.com (Steve Melcher) — Fri, 31 Dec 2021 01:00:00 +0000

Andrew Benjamin Kennedy, American

Wishing Ewes and Yours a Happy Nude Year, 1933

Oil on canvas on board