Author: Steve Melcher

Édouard Manet, French

“Begging Your Pardon, Sir, But I Don’t Even Know What a WiFi Password IS. Are You Sure You’re in the Right Painting?,” 1882

Oil on canvas

Vilhelm Hammershøi, Danish

Dystopian Vision of a Future Where They Actually Do Ban TikTok, 1902

Oil on canvas

Charles Burton Barber, English

“Do NOT Tell Mommy That This Is Where I Stashed My Weed,” 1892

Oil on canvas

Johann Peter Krafft, Austrian

“You Know, I Used To Drive a Big SUV, But When Gas Prices Went Sky-High, I Decided To Switch To a Hybrid,” ca. 1842

Oil on paper on cardboard

Wouter Crabeth II, Dutch

“Well, Technically You Have TWO Pairs. I Would Raise,” After 1626

Oil on canvas

Antonio Ermolao Paoletti, Italian

“You Call THAT Making Out? You Should’ve Seen Them Last Night When We Were Playing Spin the Botticelli,” Before 1912

Oil on canvas

Paul Seignac, French

“…Cannot Afford An Attorney, One Will Be Appointed For You. Do You Understand These Rights As They Have Been Read To You?,” Date Unknown

Oil on panel

Edmund Blair Leighton, English

“Hey, So You’re a Milkmaid? I’ve Got a Good One For You: Why Do Cows Have Hooves Instead of Feet? Because They Lactose! Get It? Okay, That Was Kind of Cheesy, So Here’s Another One…” 1920

Oil on panel