Santa Claus – THAT IS PRICELESS

THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1842 (12/8/17)

Albert Anker, Swiss

Santa’s Accountant Stumbling Upon Multimillion-Dollar “Nice List”-Fixing Scheme, 1874

Oil on canvas

Jose Antonio da Cunha Couto, Brazilian

The Guys in Santa’s Travel Department Mapping Out His Pee Breaks, 1892

Oil on canvas

Lance Calkin, British

Santa’s Billionaire Brother, Mortimer Claus IV, 1890

Oil on canvas

Alfons Viñals i Roig, Spanish

Santa Taking the Edge Off Before Telling Mrs. Claus He’s Screwing the Tooth Fairy, 1880

Oil on canvas

Firs Sergeevich Zhuravlev, Russian

“Oh, I Get It. When Santa Pops Out of the Chimney, Everyone’s Thrilled. But When I Do It, It’s ‘Creepy,'” 1875

Oil on canvas

Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian

Santa Claus, Wondering if He Can Claim the Elves as Dependents, 1480

Fresco

Artist Unknown

“Yeah? And Why Do You Think Rudolph’s Nose Is So Bright In the First Place? I’m Telling You — He’s Illuminati.” Late 19th century

Illustration

José Maria Veloso Salgado, Portuguese

“Troubling News From the Border, Sire. They Found a Kilo of Heroin in Santa’s Sleigh, and Now He’s Being Held for Questioning,” 1899

Oil on canvas

Artist Unknown

“You Might Want to Stay Away From Santa Today, Rudolph. He Just Found Out His Naughty & Nice List Was Hacked By the Russians,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet, French

Why Blitzen Never Showed Up at Practice Today, 1869

Oil on canvas