Author: Steve Melcher

Albrecht De Vriendt, Belgian

“You Can Argue All You Want, Sir, But It Says Right Here That To Be in This Painting, You Must Have Some Sort of Silly Headwear,” 1890

Oil on panel

Henri de Braekeleer, Belgian

It Wasn’t Until Kent Put on His Glasses That He Realized He’d Mixed Up His Plates and Painted Half the Thing With His Veal Parm, 1876

Oil on canvas

Sir John Everett Millais, English

After a Month, the Girls Had Successfully Trained Their Goldfish to Sit. But “Roll Over” Was Going To Be a Challenge, 1864

Oil on canvas

N.C. Wyeth, American

“Ohhhh, You Wanted TO Escape? I Thought You Were Looking for AN Escape. For Me, That’s My Art,” 1908

Oil on canvas

Maximilian Reinitz, Austrian

Tell Me You’re Bad at Strip Poker Without Telling Me You’re Bad at Strip Poker, 1930

Oil on canvas

Ángel Zárraga, Mexican

If Taylor Swift Was a Girls’ Gym Teacher, 1926

Oil on canvas

Bayard Taylor, American

While Some Women Liked To Play It Cool, You Could Usually Tell When Veronica Was Flirting With You, 1862

Illustration

Cecilia Beaux, American

Portrait of a Man and His Cat, Both of Whom Answer To “Whiskers,” 1898

Oil on canvas