Author: Steve Melcher

Alfred Stevens, Belgian

Liz Was Thrilled To Finally Talk To Someone Who Was As Obsessed With “The Bachelor” As She Was. Then She Put On Her Glasses, ca. 1872

Oil on canvas

John Trumbull, American

The Hot Celebrity Couple of 1776: Beneffer!, 1819

Oil on canvas

Peter Lely, Dutch/British

Sir Henry Capel, the Only Guy To Get #MeToo’d By a Statue, 1659

Oil on canvas

Louis-Léopold Boilly, French

“I Don’t Know — This Whole ‘Art Investing’ Thing Seems a Little Iffy To Me. I Think I’m Just Going To Stick To Dogecoin,” 1798

Oil on canvas

Balthasar van den Bossche, Southern Netherlandish

“Well, That’s Closer, But It’s Still Not Right. I’m Thinking Maybe You Should Rent ‘Dirty Dancing’ Again,” 1701

Oil on canvas

Louis-Léopold Boilly, French

Miss Felicity Watkins, Noted Collector of Fine Art, Statuary, and “Addams Family” Memorabilia, 1799

Oil on canvas

Louis-Léopold Boilly, French

As He Slowly Came To, Herb Realized the Last Thing He Remembered Was Getting Thrown in That Van While Walking Through the Arts District, ca. 1808

Oil on canvas

Sidonie Springer, Austrian/Bohemian/German

Trish Sometimes Worried She Was Becoming One of Those Moms Who Constantly Hovers Over Their Kid, 1923

Oil on panel

Carl Plinke, German

Women Being Held Hostage By Sadistic Accordion Player, 1918

Oil on canvas

John H. Froehlich, American

“It’s a Subpoena, Mr. President. Some Guy Who Owns a Cherry Orchard Wants 50 Grand in Punitive Damages Plus 2.5 Million for Emotional Distress. Ring Any Bells?,” 1935

Oil on canvas