Author: Steve Melcher

Ferdinand Max Bredt, German

Hmm, Thought Eleanor. Do I Mention the Rat, Or Just Shut Up and Drink My Tea?, 1918

Oil on wood

Jeffrey Hull, American

Albin Egger-Lienz, Austrian

Germany’s 48th Infantry Division Doing Their Daily Glutes Workout, 1916

Tempera on linen

Niko Pirosmanashvili, Georgian

“Crap — I Can Never Remember. Which of These Suckers Is the Almond Milk?,” 1916

Oil on cardboard

Guy Rose, American

“Oh, Fantastic — I Forgot the Oars. I Guess I Live Here Now,” 1910

Oil on canvas

Wada Eisaku, Japanese

Subject of Painting Being Told He Can’t Smoke in the Museum, 1914

Oil on canvas

Eugène Jansson, Swedish

It Was Always Awkward When Chad Showed Off at the Gym Because You Never Knew Where To Look, 1914

Oil on canvas

Carl Johann Spielter, German

While Morty Distracted Their Mark With the Classic Tablecloth Salesman Scam, Jessica Quietly Made Off With Every Vase in the House, 1911

Oil on canvas

Leo Rauth, German

When Glenn Wasn’t Invited To Go Riding With the Others, He Realized the A**less Chaps Were Probably Too Much Too Soon, 1911

Illustration