Author: Steve Melcher

Paul Claude-Michel Carpentier, French

“Okay, There. I Painted Timothée Chalamet With His Shirt Off. Now Will You Two Please Beat It?,” 1833

Oil on canvas

William Dyce, British

1837

Oil on canvas

Raphaelle Peale, American

After a Long Day in the Fruit Bowl, Clementine Liked To Un-Rind With a Good Book, 1815

Oil on panel

John William Godward, British

Despite Great Reviews, Levitating Livia’s Show at Caesar’s Palace Closed Due To Disappointing Ticket Sales, 1891

Oil on canvas

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian

Lady With a Cat Lady With an Ermine (Due To Cat Allergy), ca. 1490

Oil and tempera on panel

John La Farge, American

Having Misplaced Her Boat’s Emergency Flares, Haley Was Forced To Resort To More Creative Ways To Attract Attention, 1895-96

Watercolor and gouache over graphite on wove paper mounted to paperboard

Hermann Kern, Austrian-Hungarian

Lester, About To Learn the Hard Way That You Should Never Drink and Bassoon, Date Unknown

Oil on panel

Édouard Vuillard, French

“This Is Certainly One of the Most Impressive Resumes I’ve Ever Seen, Mr. Ferguson. Though I’m Not Sure How Being the 1928 Armpit Fart Regional Champion Will Help You Manage a Bank,” 1930

Oil on canvas

Mary Cassatt, American

Mother Teaching Daughter the Most Flattering Angle To Take a Selfie, ca. 1905

Oil on canvas