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Got his looks going for him, which is nice: Lansdowne Portrait of George Washington, Gilbert Stuart, 1796.
Back off, man. He’s an artist! Self-Portrait, Pablo Picasso, 1901.
The Royal Midgetbaum: The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, Jacques-Louis David, 1812.
At sunset, they made love like sea otters: American Gothic, Grant Wood, 1930.
Unless you are his right ear, the answer is “Yes, he can live without you”: Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear and Pipe, Vincent van Gogh, 1889.
Frownhog Day: Whistler’s Mother, James McNeill Whistler, 1871.
Little eyebrow of horrors: Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, Frida Kahlo, 1940.
Lost in creation: Self-Portrait with Two Circles, Rembrandt, 1665–69.
August 29, 2020
Illustrations: Eddy Torigoe Pellot