A somewhat enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.A Male Model Standing before a Stove is shown, with a different coloration, click-to-enlarge image, by its current-location page.A description can be found in 2 pages of a current location document. Another different coloration, click-to-enlarge image, is one of the, so far, 1,491 works, by this artist, shown online here.According to the Provenance section at the current-location page, the artist kept this painting, until his death, i.e., at least 45 years. Given his volume of work, the model was possibly at least a close friend of his, or maybe, he just decided to hang onto his earliest works.If the former, perhaps the slippers were a gift by the artist. His Wikipedia page and collection (many more under Subcategories at each level).So far, works by this artist have appeared 3 times (4 works) in Mr. Melcher’s blog.
orinoco womble over 10 years ago
Poster boy for the “Nobody Looks Good in a Speedo” campaign.
Nebulous Premium Member over 10 years ago
Ask him to fry you some bacon.He’ll ALWAYS wear something in the kitchen after that.
emjaycee over 10 years ago
Someone forgot to move the cursor off ‘kitchen’ before posting. I kept thinking it was mine, or a spot of dirt on the screen.
pcolli over 10 years ago
There’s a guy with nothing to hide.
Coyoty Premium Member over 10 years ago
That’s how Franklin got the idea for the pot-bellied stove, except HE was the one in the kitchen naked.
puddlesplatt over 10 years ago
waiting for the bride to get up…Honey I’m ready!
J Short over 10 years ago
His package was evidently delivered next door.
J Short over 10 years ago
…or it was lost in the junk mail.
BarBaraPrz over 10 years ago
At least he’s wearing slippers…
mabrndt Premium Member over 10 years ago
A somewhat enlarged image can be found at Mr. Melcher’s blog entry.A Male Model Standing before a Stove is shown, with a different coloration, click-to-enlarge image, by its current-location page.A description can be found in 2 pages of a current location document. Another different coloration, click-to-enlarge image, is one of the, so far, 1,491 works, by this artist, shown online here.According to the Provenance section at the current-location page, the artist kept this painting, until his death, i.e., at least 45 years. Given his volume of work, the model was possibly at least a close friend of his, or maybe, he just decided to hang onto his earliest works.If the former, perhaps the slippers were a gift by the artist. His Wikipedia page and collection (many more under Subcategories at each level).So far, works by this artist have appeared 3 times (4 works) in Mr. Melcher’s blog.
vldazzle over 10 years ago
Looks about like a normal Sunday morning to me.
BE THIS GUY over 10 years ago
Hey, it’s his place, too.
Snoopy_Fan over 10 years ago
“Speedo Customer Service… Department of Too Much Information.”
Helen Ferrieux over 10 years ago
He’ll look better when he has hot pants.
Thehag over 10 years ago
Had no idea they had Speedos back then.
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 10 years ago
He’s just toasting his buns.
cameron_scarlett over 10 years ago
Anthony Weiner’s great grandpa trying to get a date!
mabrndt Premium Member over 9 years ago
Another work by this artist can be found here.