Dining – THAT IS PRICELESS

THROWBACK THURSDAY (HAPPY THANKSGIVING!) MASTERPIECE #2339 (11/28/19)

Norman Rockwell, American

This Year Grandma Was Giving Thanks That No One Saw Her Drop the Turkey on the Kitchen Floor Five Minutes Ago, ca. 1943

Oil on canvas

Josef Eggl, German

“Sure, Dinner and a Movie Sounds Great. How About 17 Years From Next Saturday?,” 1879

Oil on wood

Edmund Blair Leighton, English

“To Be Honest, Sir, I’ve Never Heard of Hot Wings OR Jalapeño Poppers, But I’ll See What the Chef Can Do,” 1881

Oil on board

Alfred Edward Emslie, English

“I Apologize — I Don’t Know How He Got in Here. We’ve Already Had the Place Sprayed Twice For Bagpipers This Year,” 1884

Oil on canvas

James Clark, English

“Merry Christmas, Everyone! I Made My Special Unidentifiable Brown Thing. Dig In!,” 1902

Oil on canvas

Alfred Émile Léopold Stevens, Belgian

“Yeah, I Think You Overdid It With the Stuffing, Sis. If You Need to Hurl, I’ll Hold Your Hair,” 1874

Oil on canvas

Brian Hatton, British

“I’m Sorry Sir, But You’re Either Going To Have To Put On Some Pants, Or Find Yourself Another Chipotle,” 1906

Oil on canvas

Carl Bloch, Danish

Diners Annoyed at Asshat Who Won’t Get Off His Phone, 1866

Oil on canvas

Otto Piltz, German

Girl Working at IHOPP (The International House of Ptomaine Poisoning), 1873

Oil on panel

Vyacheslav Schwarz, Russian

Ceremonial Presentation of His Majesty’s Royal Breakfast Burrito, 1866

Oil on panel/wood