THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1384 (2/14/16) Edmund Blair Leighton, English“Will You Be My Valentine? I Mean, Now That My HPV Has Cleared Up?,” 1919 Oil on panel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1773 (9/5/17) Charles-Victoire-Frederic Moench, French “Okay, Okay — I’ll Make You a Duke. Just Help Me Get Her Back to the Strip Club Before My Wife Comes Home,” 1846 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1432 (4/19/16) Henri Fantin-Latour, French “Put It This Way. If Women Were Allowed to Work, I’d Tell You Not to Quit Your Day Job,” 1875 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1683 (4/10/17) Jean Alaux, French A) Couple Having Staring Contest, 1818 B) Couple Having Staring Contest (3 Hours Later), 1818 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1927 (4/9/18) Edmund Leighton, British “Yes, I Know I Said It Was a Yacht in My Profile, But YOU Said You Liked Surprises. So Now Who’s the Liar?,” 1893 Oil on panel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1713 (5/22/17) Ludwig August Most, Polish When “Creepy Ed” Showed Up With Flowers for the Fifth Day in a Row, Sheila Realized She Should Probably Start Looking at Second-Story Apartments, 1850 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1641 (2/14/17) Ernst Stöhr, Austrian“Sorry, Honey. This Was Supposed To Be Your Big Valentine’s Day Surprise, But Then Your Mother Decided To Drop By,” 1907 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2036 (9/10/18) Jean Béraud, French Emily Was Hopeful That She and Kevin Could Talk Things Out, But the Restraining Order Meant They Were Going To Have To Shout, 1900 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1253 (7/9/15) Gustave Caillebotte, French Couple Watching Two Carriage Horses Going At It, 1877 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1287 (8/26/15) Enoch Wood Perry Jr., American Watkins & Lewis, America’s Best Hope for a Medal in Pairs Butter Churning, 1877 Oil on canvas