
Christian Ludwig Bokelmann, German
When Norman’s Publisher Promised Him His New Book Was Going To Be Huge, This Wasn’t What He Thought He Meant, 1879
Oil on canvas

Giovanni Paolo d’Agostino, Italian
Five Minutes Into Their Date, Sir Gerald Suddenly Realized That He and Lady Evelyn Had Absolutely Nothing in Common…Other Than Roughly 95% of Their DNA, ca. 1520
Oil on canvas

William Henry Lippincott, American
As Edwin Would Later Tell the Police, It Was Only AFTER He Had Discharged His Stun Gun That He Remembered That Lily Was Going To Be in Town For the Weekend, 1890
Oil on canvas

Saul Tepper, American
When 2 a.m. Rolled Around and Douglas’s Party Guests Didn’t Take His Yawning as a Hint, He Opted For a More Direct Approach, 1925
Oil on canvas

Heinrich Rettig, German
“Well, That Depends. If I Tell You I Like It, Will You Agree To Turn the Heat Up in Here?,” Before 1921
Watercolor on paper

François Alfred Delobbe, French
Friday is National Wheat Sifting Day. Mark Your Colanders!, 1882
Oil on canvas

Georges Cain, French
“Looks Totally Real, Right? I Had It Made So I Can Use the Carpool Lane,” Before 1919
Oil on canvas

Hugo Simberg, Finnish
“Still Not Feeling Anything? Hmm. I’m Starting To Wonder If Maybe Voodoo Statues Aren’t a Thing,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas