Commercials – THAT IS PRICELESS

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2312 (10/22/19)

Grant Wood, American

We. Are. Farmers. Bum Ba-Dum Bum Bum Bum Bum., 1930

Oil on beaver board

Charles Courtney Curran, American

Another Satisfied Jenny Craig Customer (with “Before” Painting), 1887

Oil on canvas

Pedro Weingartner, Brazilian

Couple Forced to Acknowledge That “Tomato Plants in 30 Minutes!” Infomercial Might Have Been a Scam, 1889

Oil on canvas

Hans Canon, Austrian

The Pathologists Performing the GEICO Gecko’s Autopsy Could Tell in an Instant Foul Play Was Involved, 1863

Oil on canvas

James Collinson, English

“You See, Honey? You Just Clap and the Lights Go On. Not Bad For $19.99, Huh?,” 1856

Oil on canvas

Gustav Holweg-Glantschnigg, Austrian

This Valentine’s Day, Robert Downey, Jr. IS…”The Gondolier,” 1882

Oil on panel

Jan Lievens, Dutch

Clip From “Wenches Gone Wild: Spring Break Amsterdam,” 1622

Oil on panel

Emile Munier, French

TV Commercial for Kellogg’s Frosted Peasant Flakes, 1894

Oil on canvas laid down on pan

Edmund Blair Leighton, English

Where Will YOU Be When Your Laxative Starts Working?, 1883

Oil on canvas

Constance Charpentier, French

Ask Your Doctor If Cymbalta Is Right For You, 1801

Oil on canvas