Author: Steve Melcher

Eugene de Blaas, Italian

What Kids Used Their Thumbs For Before Texting, 1883

Oil on cradled panel

Édouard Manet, French

“No, I’m Actually Not the Monopoly Guy, But I Get That a Lot,” 1880

Oil on canvas

Eugen Felix, Austrian

If “Succession” Was On Nickelodeon, 1892

Oil on canvas

Nils Dardel, Swedish

“I Hear You, and I Don’t Doubt That You Could Knock Down Those Pins By Throwing Your Feces, But in Bowling, You Have To Roll the Ball,” 1922

Oil on canvas

Halfdan Egedius, Norwegian

“Yes, I Understand That It’s Occasionally Necessary To Disrobe When You Go To the Doctor. But in My Experience, Usually Not at the Optometrist,” 1896

Oil on canvas

Enoch Wood Perry, Jr., American

As An Inventor, Colin’s Motto Was “Bigger Is Better.” As Evidenced By His New Letter Opener, 1891

Oil on canvas

Edwin Hughes, English

“No, I Don’t Believe You DID Mention That You Were a Vegetarian, Before I Spent 7 Hours Making This Roast. But I Agree It’s Hilarious,” 1877

Oil on canvas

J.A.G. Acke, Swedish

“The Kids At School Are All Calling Me Names. What’s a ‘Nepo Baby?,'” 1881

Oil on canvas

Charles-Melchior Descourtis, French

“Wait! No Offense, But I’d Really Be More Comfortable With You Giving Me Cervical Spine Adjustments AFTER You Finish Chiropractic School,” 1790s

Colored aquatint