That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for January 29, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 5 years ago

    The artist was angry at himself for the rest of his life for wearing that turtleneck for his self-portrait.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    I’m not one to judge, but in this case you might want to keep your preference to yourself.

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    Strob  almost 5 years ago

    Life was grim before the plastic blow-up doll was invented.

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    Papared25  almost 5 years ago

    Before Barbie there was Athena.

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    gopher gofer  almost 5 years ago

    party guest trying to look nonchalant about stealing the hosts’ little sculpture…

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    Kind&Kinder  almost 5 years ago

    Even with the statuette, this randy rogue couldn’t keep his hand off her tush!

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    rmremail  almost 5 years ago

    meta-phallic portraiture?

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    Pocosdad  almost 5 years ago

    The artist was unclear on the concept of great phallic portraiture.

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    Tom_Tildrum  almost 5 years ago

    Macauley Culkin is looking a little rough….

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    thebashfulone  almost 5 years ago

    Chris Elliott.

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 5 years ago

    “Damn – I think she’s pregnant !”

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    DATo  almost 5 years ago

    In the event he gets one, Edward Norton practices his Oscar speech in front of a mirror.

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    epaphus8  almost 5 years ago

    He looks like the sort who would win “best comedy.” Not sure about the “adult” part—has he moved out of his mother’s basement yet?

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    rugeirn  almost 5 years ago

    looks like he did OK out of his art career. Check out where he lived: https://artistshomes.org/site/gari-melchers-home-and-studio

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    aerotica69  almost 5 years ago

    Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance with our Oscars!

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    lagoulou  almost 5 years ago

    Is this all Santa brought me?

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    billrobinsonmusic  almost 5 years ago

    Check out the Anatomy Awards; https://www.mrskin.com/anatomyawards

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    WCraft Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Shouldn’t that guy be wearing dark glasses with a cap pulled down low?

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    Another Take  almost 5 years ago

    I know it’s not the way most sailors do scrimshaw but after 2 years at sea, traditions get a little more relaxed.

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 5 years ago

    Well, she isn’t his G.I.Joe/ (he abandoned that long ago)/ she’s his favorite toy./ He’s become a big boy../ and that’s all YOU need to know !

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    mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Self-Portrait

    https://www.the-athenaeum.org/art/detail.php?ID=128117 

    has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

     

    http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/melchers_gari.html 

    https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=1731 

    https://history.army.mil/books/Sw-SA/Stimson1.htm 

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149528038/julius-garibaldi-melchers 

    http://gratzgallery.com/inventory/index.php?page=out&id=322 

    http://www.askart.com/artist/Gari_Melchers/23145/Gari_Melchers.aspx 

    https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100148616 

    https://collections.lacma.org/node/165657 

    https://www.garimelchers.org/gari-melchers/ 

    all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, the askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 3 works by him have been used here. 

    https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2019/11/05?comments=visible 

    has the prior (my comment there used the same artist info URLs).

     

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2322 (November 4, 2019) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

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    fritzoid Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    “Melchers’ artistic works were conventional for 1896, but his fashion sense was truly Avant Garde. He dressed like a North Beach Beatnik 60 years before the style would catch on.”

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    MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    As soon as I find out who stretched the neck of my sweater, they’re gonna get one up the side of their head!

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    russellc64  almost 5 years ago

    Great, now I need to search for a porn musical.

    (Would it be inappropriate to wonder if there are any straight porn musicals?)

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    Sassy's Mom  almost 5 years ago

    Interesting. Usually a painting is obvious as the time frame in which it was painted. This one could have just been done today!

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    d1234dick Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Bruce thought “what am I going to do with this trophy?” then he figured it looked like a dildo,he was happy that night.

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    PatsyL.Paul  almost 5 years ago

    “My brother went on a two-week cruise around the Mediterranean…but all I got was this cheap souvenir statue.

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    Impkins  Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    So you caught me playing with my doll again! Don’t be so gauche! We’re ALL doing it! You big thilly!! :>)

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    GoComicsGo!  almost 5 years ago

    The prototype narcissist.

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