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
Joseph Ferdinand Boissard de Boisdenier, French
“Um, Hi. I’m Glad You Found Your Massage So Relaxing, But You Can’t Just Sleep Here All Day. I Do Have Other Clients,” 1841
Oil on canvas
Auguste Toulmouche, French
Sign Your New Book Probably Isn’t Winning the Pulitzer This Year, 1874
Oil on canvas
Jules-Adolphe Breton, French
And Yet Laura Could Never Sleep on Planes. Weird., 1877
Oil on canvas
Gustave Caillebotte, French
Napper in the Park, Just Asking to Get a Frisbee in the Nuts, 1877
Pastel
Giovanni Segantini, Italian
And You Thought YOU Were a Light Sleeper, 1891
Oil on canvas
Norman Macbeth, Scottish
The Artist, Seriously Considering Shanking His Roommate if He Doesn’t Stop With the Snoring, 1884
Oil on canvas
