Frederic George Stephens, English
“But Prithee, WHY Won’t You Marry Me, My Dearest? Is It Because I’m But a Lowly Woodcutter, Or Did I Lose You With the Unitard?,” 1850
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2091
Category: Romance
MASTERPIECE #2011
Edmund Blair Leighton, English
First Recorded “Row-By Breakup,” 1891
Oil on panel
MASTERPIECE #1993
Dora Wahlroos, Finnish
“Twenty Kronor Says I Can Steal This Broad’s Husband in Less Than Five Minutes. Start the Clock,” 1898
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1989
Marie Luplau, Danish
Susan B. Anthony Hosting a Suffragette Speed Dating Event, 1897
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1964
Pierre Jean van der Ouderaa, Belgian
Sir John of Cusackshire in “Sayeth Anything,” 1894
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1950
Eugenio Lucas Villamil, Spanish
“Begging Your Pardon, Lady Chatsworth, But May I Inquire As To Whether You Have a Date For Prince Harry’s Wedding? Some Friends and I Are Renting One of Those Limos With a Hot Tub in the Back. Swimsuits Optional,” 1894
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1936
József Ferenczy, Hungarian
“Oh, Sis! You’re So Lucky You’ve Found ‘The One.’ It Seems Like All the Good Men These Days Are Either Gay, Married, or in the Early Stages of Consumption,” 1893
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1933
Artúr Lajos Halmi, Hungarian
“Hey Mom, I’m About To Sing. So Do You Think You Could Do Me a Favor and NOT Hit on the Painter For the Next Five Minutes?,” 1893
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1913
Emilie Mundt, Danish
When After an Hour, Josh and Mildred’s R-Rated Flirting Became Too Much To Bear, the Others Politely Suggested That They “Get a Room,” ca. 1892
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1906
Franz von Stuck, German
“Kiss You? I Don’t Think So. And If You Continue With the Harassment, I Swear I’ll Go Public With This,” 1891
Oil on panel