Author: Steve Melcher

Peder Severin Kroyer, Norwegian

“Greetings, Gentlemen. I’m Relieved To See I’m Not the Only One Who Forgot It Was Casual Friday,” 1897

Oil on canvas

Raphael Soyer, American

Waiting Couple (With 0% Battery)/Waiting Couple (With Full Charge), ca. 1950

Oil on canvas

Émile Bernard, French

Fittingly, Tabitha Chose the First Day of the Wheat Harvest To Do a Little “Crop Dusting,” 1889

Oil on canvas

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, Russian

“Am I Reading This Right, Jimmy? You and the Other School Bullies Want To Unionize?,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Adrien Thevenot, French

Just Her Luck, Lynn Emerged From Her Skinny-Dip at the Exact Moment the Google Street View Car Was Driving By, Early 20th Century

Oil on canvas

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, Russian

“Yeah, I Was Thinking of Having a Reindeer Pull My Sleigh Instead, But Who Wants To Deal With All That FAA Paperwork?,” 1940

Oil on canvas

Charles Hermans, Belgian

“Ugh, I’m So Annoyed With the Post Office. I Paid For Express Shipping of My Christmas Gifts, But They’re Not Even Using Both Sails,” ca. 1900

Oil on canvas

Václav Brožík, Czech

“Yeah? Well, the Dog Tells a Very Different Story As To Who Pooped on the Carpet. So I Would Think Very Carefully About the Next Words Out of Your Mouth, Patches,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Edmund Blair Leighton, English

“Sure, I’d Love a Ride in Your Boat. Do You Take Apple Pay?,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas