Author: Steve Melcher

Charles Marion Russell, American

Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull Hard-Launching Their Situationship, 1910

Oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough, British

Petrified, William Thought That If He Sat Very Still, the Dog Might Mistake Him For a Poodle and Go Away, 1771

Oil on canvas

Herman Siegumfeldt, Danish

“Hey! Back Off, Romeo. I Just Paid 12 Bucks For This Latte,” 1861

Oil on canvas

Hans Smidth, Danish

Three Days In, the Response to the “Free ‘Digger’ Tickets With Every Purchase” Promotion Has Been a Bit Underwhelming, 1908-09

Oil on canvas

Harrington Mann, British

“My Employment History? Well, I Used To Be the General Manager of a McDonald’s. You Know, Back When They Only Hired Actual Generals For That,” 1918

Oil on canvas

William Powell Frith, English

“Yoo-Hoo, I’m Back With My Urine Sample. By the Way, You Guys Are Out of Specimen Cups in There,” 1869

Oil on canvas

Daniel Gardner, British

“I Had To Improvise a Bit With This Year’s Witches’ Brew, Ladies. Whole Foods Ran Out of Pumpkin Spice Eye of Newt,” 1775

Gouache and chalk on paper

Karl Hofer, German

“Do You Hear the Lifeguards Sing?” From Bermuda’s National Tour of “Les Mis,” 1935

Oil on canvas

Eugène Pascau, French

“Hey, It Looks Like the Two of You ARE Special. It Says Here That With Identical Twins, the Pornstache Is Usually a RECESSIVE Gene,” ca. 1900

Oil on canvas

Hendrik Maarten Krabbé, Dutch

“Gentlemen, As You Know, I’ve Summoned You Here To Discuss The Central Pacific Railroad’s 3rd Quarter Balance Sheet. And Hey, Speaking of Tracks, Are Taylor’s New Songs Bangers or What?,” 1914

Oil on canvas