R.I.P. Maynard Brandt (1946-2025) John William Waterhouse, English Aphrodite Using Her 9-Iron Out of a Water Hazard, 1872 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1530 (9/6/16) Evelyn de Morgan, British Open Auditions to be the New Starbucks Logo, 1886 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2250 (7/24/19) George de Forest Brush, American “There. I Played ‘Here Comes Peter Cottontail,’ As You Requested. Now Can I Have My Pants Back?,” 1890 Oil on panel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1516 (8/17/16) Johannes Gehrts, German “Oh, They’re Just Teasing You, Honey. You Do NOT Look Like Thor’s Older Sister,” 1884 Oil on linen
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #672 (9/17/11) Leon Bazille Perrault, French The Goddess Vanitas, Vowing Never To Cut Her Own Hair Again, 1862 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1601 (12/14/16) Arnold Böcklin, Swiss Fantastic Beasts and How to Repel Their Unwanted Sexual Advances, 1898 Oil on panel
MASTERPIECE #2540 Hans Thoma, German Before There Was Megan Thee Stallion, There Was Clarissa Thee Centaur, 1886 Mixed media on paper
MASTERPIECE #2435 Charles Meynier, French The Greek God Apollo: A Mount Olympus “10,” an L.A. “7,” 1798 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2405 Sir Edward John Poynter, English “Okay, So It’s Not You, Venus. But No One Goes in the Hot Tub Until We Find Out Who Stepped in the Dog Poop,” 1880 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2399 Circle of Sir Edward John Poynter, British “Coral Blue Yeezy 451’s in a 12 1/2? That’s a Tough One, But Let Me See What I’ve Got in the Back,” Date Unknown Oil on canvas