Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, Spanish
“Dear Resident of Apt. 205: Being New to the Building, We Understand That You May Not Be Familiar With the Condo Association’s Noise Ordinances. However, My Husband and I Both Have To Get Up Early For Work. As Such, We Ask That You Please Refrain From the Harp Playing Between the Hours of Midnight and 5 A.M. Or at the Very Least, Unplug Your Amp. Thanks!” Jill and Tim, Apt. 105, Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
Anthony Frederick Sandys, English
Lady Eleanor Petre Displaying the Shiv She Made in Women’s Prison, ca. 1880
Colored chalk
Charles-Melchior Descourtis, French
“Shhh, Just Pretend We Don’t See Them. I Guarantee Our Clothes Aren’t Going Anywhere. I Hid an Exploding Dye Pack in My Underpants,” ca. 1798
Oil on canvas
John Riley, English
“Aha! So It’s True, Grandmama! You ARE Trying Out for the Quidditch Senior League!,” 1686
Oil on canvas
John Mackie Falconer, American
Ken Was Bummed To Discover That Most People Don’t Dress Up For Presidents’ Day Anymore, 1851
Watercolor
Jean Raoux, French
Trying To Adjust the Brightness on Her iPad, ca. 1720s
Oil on canvas
Henri de Braekeleer, Belgian
Worst “Frasier” Episode of All Time: “The One Where Frasier Dabbles in Lithography,” 1875
Oil on panel
Anonymous
When Ella Stripped Down To Play Solitaire in the Middle of the Party, It Was Clear She Wasn’t Playing With a Full Deck, Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
Thomas Brooks, English
“Very Funny, Grandma. No Seriously, Everybody. I Need a Location. OTHER Than an Orgy.” 1852
Oil on canvas
Pierre Jacques Dierckx, Belgian
Elizabeth Couldn’t Decide. Should She Actually Wait For Josiah To Tell Her How Good She Smelled, or Go Ahead and Call HR Right Now?, ca. 1900
Oil on canvas
