Author: Steve Melcher

Dirck van Delen, Dutch

“I Know It Looks Weird, But I Told the Artist To Paint Us Vertically So We Can Put It on TikTok,” 1630-32

Oil on canvas

Jean Béraud, French

“Oh, Great. Congresswoman Boebert and Her Boyfriend Are Back. I Hope They Show Some Manners This Time and Open Their Crinkly Condom Wrappers BEFORE the Curtain Goes Up,” Date Unknown

Oil on panel

John Bagnold Burgess, English

Sellout Crowd at the Stadium on Fan Appreciation Day, 1897

Oil on canvas

Henry Scott Tuke, English

After Falling Out of the Boat For the Third Time, Butch Was Forced To Admit That Perhaps It Was Actually HE Who Was Doing It Wrong, 1902

Oil on canvas

Edward Hopper, American

“So He Says To Me, ‘I’m Not Breaking Up With You. I Just Want To Put Things On Pause For Awhile.’ Apparently, He Got the Idea from Drew Barrymore,” 1929

Oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart, American

John Fitzgibbon, the 1st Earl of Clare, Considering Giving Up His Title and Going Back to His Hair Band, 1789

Oil on canvas

Auguste Serrure, Belgian

While the Neighbors Weren’t Thrilled About Edmund’s 5:00 a.m. Sousaphone Practices, It WAS an Improvement Over the Bongos, 1853

Oil on canvas