THAT IS PRICELESS

John Hamilton Mortimer, British

“With All Due Respect, Sir, When I Asked You How I Could Get Ahead in the Art World, This Isn’t What I Meant,” ca. 1765

Oil on canvas

John Frederick Herring, Sr., British

“Listen, This Is the Dressage Competition at the Olympics. You and I Have To Project a Certain Air of Sophistication. Give Me Your Gum,” 1839

Oil on canvas

Henri Gervex, French

Patrons Viewing the Latest Acquisition at the Metropolitan Museum of Bazoombas, Before 1885

Oil on canvas

Peder Severin Kroyer, Norwegian

“Greetings, Gentlemen. I’m Relieved To See I’m Not the Only One Who Forgot It Was Casual Friday,” 1897

Oil on canvas

Raphael Soyer, American

Waiting Couple (With 0% Battery)/Waiting Couple (With Full Charge), ca. 1950

Oil on canvas

Émile Bernard, French

Fittingly, Tabitha Chose the First Day of the Wheat Harvest To Do a Little “Crop Dusting,” 1889

Oil on canvas

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, Russian

“Am I Reading This Right, Jimmy? You and the Other School Bullies Want To Unionize?,” Date Unknown

Oil on canvas

Adrien Thevenot, French

Just Her Luck, Lynn Emerged From Her Skinny-Dip at the Exact Moment the Google Street View Car Was Driving By, Early 20th Century

Oil on canvas

Nikolai Bogdanov-Belsky, Russian

“Yeah, I Was Thinking of Having a Reindeer Pull My Sleigh Instead, But Who Wants To Deal With All That FAA Paperwork?,” 1940

Oil on canvas