MASTERPIECE #1986 Julio Ruelas, Mexican Erica Didn’t Care If It Took Another Whole Year to Hone the Act. She Was Going To Get Them on “America’s Got Talent,” 1897 Oil on cardboard
MASTERPIECE #1959 Pekka Halonen, Finnish Just in Case They Ever Won the Lottery, the Maxwell Family Spent Two Hours a Day Practicing Looking Stunned, 1894 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1944 Rafael Frederico, Brazilian Doug Was Confused By His Doctor’s Reaction. Was This NOT How One Dressed For an Eye Exam?, 1893 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1924 Per Ewert, Swedish “Hey, Want To Make a Quick 50 Bucks? That’s My Ex Walking This Way. When She Gets Right Next To Us, I Want You To Jump Up and Start Making Out With Me. Deal?,” 1892 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1893 Émile Friant, French“Relax, Ladies! He’s Not Going To Bite. Unless He Wants To Pay An Extra 50 Bucks,” 1881 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1884 Émile Friant, French Portrait of the Artist Wondering How the F*** You Got in His Apartment, 1887 Oil on panel
MASTERPIECE #1858 Christian Krohg, Norwegian“I’m Warning You, Butter. Hand Over Your Wallet, Or the Loaf of Bread Gets It,” 1879 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1801 Edward Poynter, British Sextus Marcellus Hated When the Roman Army Hired Temps, Because He Always Got Stuck With the Weirdos, 1868 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1659 Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, German Baritone Skipping Barbershop Quartet Rehearsal to Work on His Tan, 1909 Oil on cardboard
MASTERPIECE #1649 Oleksandr Murashko, Ukrainian “Oh No — I Forgot To Tell Our Cult Leader That I Have To Miss Saturday’s Brainwashing For a Wedding,” 1909 Oil on canvas