THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2090 (11/29/18) Luc-Olivier Merson, French Within Seconds of Assuming the Upward-Facing Dog Pose, Kyle Realized He Had Badly Misjudged the Audience For His Naked Yoga Demonstration, 1869 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #964 (1/8/14) Max Liebermann, German Women Taking a Spin Class, 1887 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2274 (8/28/19) Julien Dupré, French The Hot Exercise Craze of the 1870s: Cropsfit, 1880 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2455 Telemaco Signorini, Italian From the People Who Brought You Pilates Comes The Next Fitness Craze: PULL-ates!, 1864 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2391 Jules Coignet, French Stonehenge After Weight Watchers, 1836 Oil on paper mounted on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2300 William Powell Frith, English Hank Wasn’t a Big Fan of Prison, But on the Plus Side, He Was Killing It on His Fitbit, 1880 Oil on panel
MASTERPIECE #1870 Michael Ancher, Danish “Are You Sure This Is Supposed To Be Working Our Glutes? Because I’m Only Feeling It in My Hamstrings,” Before 1927 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1785 William Powell Frith, English The Artist, Wondering If Maybe His Story About Seeing Monet At His Gym Wasn’t As Fascinating As He Thought It Was, 1853 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1782 Artist UnknownAustria’s Franz Joseph I After Eight Weeks on Jenny Craig, ca. 1849 Oil on canvas