THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #66 (12/19/09) Georg Friedrich Kersting, German  Dramatic Evidence of Loss of Productivity Since Artist Got New Wide-Screen TV, 1811 Oil on canvas
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2235 (7/3/19) Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British “I Don’t Know Why Your Pillow’s Not Working. We Followed All the Instructions. Maybe We Should Return It To the…Wait! It Says ‘For Best Results, Close Your Eyes.’ Try That,” 1888 Oil on panel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #1127 (1/15/15) Edmund Blair Leighton, English Woman Reading the Operating Instructions for Her New Rake, 1883 Oil on panel
THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2326 (11/11/19) Gustave Caillebotte, French Edward Was Excited About His New Oak Pool Table, Though He Hadn’t Expected It To Arrive Unfinished, ca. 1875 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2545 Rodolfo Amoedo, Brazilian “Will You Kids Let Me Know If I Get Any Mail? I Just Ordered Something From Amazon Called ‘Pants,'” 1887 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2407 Joseph Zahradniczek der Ältere, Austrian “Love the Jeggings, Ernst. You’re Lucky — I Couldn’t Find Them Anywhere in Blue,” 1841 Watercolor on paper
MASTERPIECE #2298 Moritz Stifter, Austrian “Yeah Thanks, Miss, But I Already Know How Babies Are Made. Can I Just Have My Sausage Please?,” 1889 Oil on wood
MASTERPIECE #2254 Josef Wopfner, Austrian “You’re Right, Sir. $1.2 Million Seems Like a High Asking Price Given the Condition, But Look — There’s a Pool,” 1901 Oil on cardboard
MASTERPIECE #2243 Max Gaisser, German “…and Finally, Gentlemen, I Have THIS Extraordinary Piece, Acquired From an ER Nurse, Whose Patient Had Kept It in a Most Unusual Location,” 1889 Oil on canvas