Edouard Quitton, Belgian
“So Were You Ever Planning To Tell Your Mother and Me You Were Stripping? Or Were You Just Going To Wait Until We Opened This W-2?,” 1884
Oil on oak
THROWBACK THURSDAY: #1874 (1/29/18)
Category: Parents
MASTERPIECE #2362
Evert-Jan Boks, Dutch-Belgian
“I Say We Accept His Proposal. He’s the Perfect Catch! Rich, Handsome, and Apparently Oblivious That She’s a Lesbian,” 1882
Oil on panel
MASTERPIECE #2248
De Scott Evans, American
“It’s Called a ‘Clock,’ Honey. It’s What People Use To Tell Time When Their Phone Battery’s Dead, Their Cable Box Is Off, and They Can’t See the Microwave,” 1881
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2247
Paul Peel, Canadian
Mother Assuring Daughter She Can Be Anything She Wants in Life. As Long As What She Wants Is To Be Somebody’s Wife or a Nurse, 1890
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2121
William Holman Hunt, English
“My Parents Are Spending a Fortune on Our Wedding, So They Don’t Want To Take Any Chances. But Right After the Ceremony, the Leg Irons Come Off. I Promise,” 1850
Oil on mahogany wood or panel
A PRICELESS CLASSIC (2015)
George Frederick Harris, Welsh
Boy Showing Mom How He Feels About Being Forced to Take Harp Lessons, 1882
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2056
John Maler Collier, English
Lacking a Convenient Closet, When Sarah Told Her Parents She Was Gay, She Technically Came Out of the Pantry, 1903
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1968
Hermann Grimm, German
(Mom, From Other Room): “Kids! I Don’t Want You Just Sitting in Front of That Painting All Day. Now Go Outside and Play!,” 1894
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1947
Lady Laura Theresa Alma-Tadema, English
Baby Girl Taking First Steps (Toward a Lifetime of Food Issues), ca. 1888
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1940
Kuroda Seiki, Japanese
“Yes Mom, I’m Geisha. Openly Geisha. So You and Dad Are Just Going To Have To Deal With It,” 1893
Oil on canvas