That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for February 17, 2020

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    BE THIS GUY  almost 5 years ago

    The lack of sit-ups cut Gustav’s modeling career short.

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    Say What Now‽ Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    “Me? Um, no I wasn’t about to take a dump on this box.”

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    Charliegirl Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    OMG, why would someone even paint that?

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    Papared25  almost 5 years ago

    “Wait, this isn’t my best side!”

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    favm  almost 5 years ago

    Is this in any way related to the lady that was playing with Cupid last week?

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    santa72404  almost 5 years ago

    He had a itsy bitsy teeny weeny FILL IN THE REST HERE

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    gopher gofer  almost 5 years ago

    the other employees were getting really tired of bob’s butt xeroxing…

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    orinoco womble  almost 5 years ago

    Flashback of an old magazine ad: “Be a model—or just look like one.” They don’t tell you what some models look like!

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    J Short  almost 5 years ago

    Title: Uncomfortable Guy With Hat Hair.

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    Econ01  almost 5 years ago

    The pose you have to hold for hours when the painter hears your snarky comment as you enter the studio.

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    MS72  almost 5 years ago

    My urologist is having the office redecorated but he still has appointments…

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    Radish...   almost 5 years ago

    Come and listen to my story bout a man named Jed

    a poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed…

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    garcoa  almost 5 years ago

    Looks like he is stepping on one of the artist’s student’s work.

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    lagoulou  almost 5 years ago

    Reminiscent of a Lucien Freud…

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 5 years ago

    When Olaf detected the heat/ that remained on the “modeling seat”/ he swiftly arose/ and assumed a new pose/ which placed most of his weight on his feet.

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 5 years ago

    Caught !

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    Linguist  almost 5 years ago

    Constantin decided that doing a nude self-portrait wasn’t as easy as he thought.

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    Rev Phnk Ey  almost 5 years ago

    Uh, how do you flush this thing?

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    PO' DAWG  almost 5 years ago

    To Catch A Predator……… Episode 1

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    Snolep  almost 5 years ago

    The glasses are a nice touch.

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    Kirk Barnes Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Happiness is a warm toilet seat…

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    jel354  almost 5 years ago

    The bashful replacement art model for the class was clearly only in it for the paycheck.

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    Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    The modeling agency’s hunks were all at other jobs, so they sent the bookkeeper.

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    this-is-mine-and-this-is-mine  almost 5 years ago

    Dear gods, but his back must have hurt after keeping that pose. Looks like an art school portrait.

    But the caption made me snort.

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    Another Take  almost 5 years ago

    Well don’t I feel just like a porn star in comparison. This pic goes on my mirror for daily inspiration!

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    PoodleGroomer  almost 5 years ago

    The self view, hidden by the model’s ego.

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    Holden Awn  almost 5 years ago

    “No — I said I want to paint ‘a Danish SEAMAN’, not Danish semen!”

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    Sassy's Mom  almost 5 years ago

    That has to be one of the most awkward poses ever conceived of!

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    Linguist  almost 5 years ago

    “Hey, it was either model nude for a couple of weird Danes or sell my blood, again!”

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    MissScarlet Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    OK, just a minute. I’ll be right back.

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    mabrndt Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    A male model from Eckerberg’s studio, 1833 or Male Model Sitting on a Box

    https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Male_model,_1833_(Constantin_Hansen).jpg 

    (best viewed by Google Chrome, with Google Translate added to chrome://extensions, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this roughly B4 paper size painting. Other versions has strip coloration.

     

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

    https://www.the-athenaeum.org/people/detail.php?ID=1681 

    https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/h/hansen/biograph.html 

    https://my.meural.com/artists/684  

    https://prabook.com/web/constantin.hansen/2506634 

    https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=64&wsektion=alle 

    https://arkivet.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/articles/the-decoration-of-the-vestibule-at-the-university-of-copenhagen-frue-plads 

    all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, Chrome can automatically translate as necessary), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 4 works by him have been used here. 

    https://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2019/03/06?comments=visible 

    has the prior (my comment there included the all but the Danish artist info URL).

     

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2385 (February 16, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

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    Bilan  almost 5 years ago

    This is what David really looks like, before Michelangelo decided to embellish.

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    stamps  almost 5 years ago

    Damn, I dropped the TP in there.

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    tracybsmith  almost 5 years ago

    Model saying “Hey, can’t you wait until I’m UP on the box to start painting!??!?!”

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    rmremail  almost 5 years ago

    “Portrait of a Danish drug addict” or “how to save some money by hiring a hobo off the street”

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    d1234dick Premium Member almost 5 years ago

    Jackson, who is being questioned by doctors about him being pregnant, he is amazed too!

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    mountaingreenery.  almost 5 years ago

    Artist’s model regretting his choice of bean burritos for lunch.

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    Call me Ishmael  almost 5 years ago

    “Naked and Afraid”..the pilot, failed due to lack of a female participant.

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