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—) Long before the “Venus Paradise Color By Number” sets became popular, Ernst Kirchner and his European artistic cohorts designed the first versions for adults for use at beer-drinking parties (that often ended as orgies). They delighted in choosing the art pencils at random, rather than by designated numbers.
To their surprise, the paintings sold quite well, and thus that genre of 20th century “Artistic Expressionism” became accepted by rich connoisseurs with lots of intelligence but no brains. (— (—
This is in fact, a self portrait. There’s another self portrait done the same year with his face all in green. Who knows what he dropped his head into that time?
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Kirchner, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3207 (October 20, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with my comment and new reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here (3 times total, including a repeat), the August 4, 2023, strip being the prior (the repeat).
Solstice*1947 over 1 year ago
/// Kirchner was justifiably moody.
His art labeled “perverted” and “lewd,” he
by the Nazis was banned.
Driven from his homeland,
here he leaks the same hair dye as Rudy.
BE THIS GUY over 1 year ago
Ludwig still hadn’t figured out how to apply the bronzer.
rmremail over 1 year ago
The first androids suffered from a bad case of ‘uncanny valley’
Say What Now‽ Premium Member over 1 year ago
When he was a child, Jorge called his teacher mommy. His face was red ever since.
rmremail over 1 year ago
Skrull high schooler failing his shape-shifting exam.
Mats Dahlgren Premium Member over 1 year ago
Young D. Trump testing what it looks like if he applies half of the colour at the back and just the other half on front of his head.
Ubintold over 1 year ago
This looks like something J.C. Duffy drew.
PraiseofFolly over 1 year ago
—) Long before the “Venus Paradise Color By Number” sets became popular, Ernst Kirchner and his European artistic cohorts designed the first versions for adults for use at beer-drinking parties (that often ended as orgies). They delighted in choosing the art pencils at random, rather than by designated numbers.
To their surprise, the paintings sold quite well, and thus that genre of 20th century “Artistic Expressionism” became accepted by rich connoisseurs with lots of intelligence but no brains. (— (—Call me Ishmael over 1 year ago
There’s really ot much to be said/
I took one quick look – and I fled…And you would flee too,
If you suddenly grew/
A jar on the back of your head..
cdward over 1 year ago
That’s NOT the sort of mask the CDC was recommending.
Buzzworld over 1 year ago
This is what happens when you pass out at a makeup artist party.
[Traveler] Premium Member over 1 year ago
It was quiet in the meeting and Ernst thought the fart would escape quietly. It didn’t.
P51Strega over 1 year ago
Paint a picture of the face… don’t paint on the face!
jdculhane46 over 1 year ago
This medication may have a few unusual side effects
Egrayjames over 1 year ago
Glasses of port wine and shots of tequila make looking in the morning mirror difficult.
aerotica69 over 1 year ago
Portrait of the artist as he thinks he would look as a baboon.
phritzg Premium Member over 1 year ago
Results may vary if you buy your spray-on tanning product at the dollar store.
rugeirn over 1 year ago
This is in fact, a self portrait. There’s another self portrait done the same year with his face all in green. Who knows what he dropped his head into that time?
Mainesailah Premium Member over 1 year ago
I thought that was a thrown vase just about to hit him in the back of the head.
phillip w over 1 year ago
Looks like he had one of Peyton’s favorites,‘The Moat’
Honorable Mention In The Banjo Toss Premium Member over 1 year ago
His doctor recommended more brain food, and installed an intake hopper on the back of his head.
Charles over 1 year ago
A prime example of the deliberate destruction of art by the “artists”.
mokspr Premium Member over 1 year ago
Man, San Diego con is going to be epic this year!
The Wolf In Your Midst over 1 year ago
Consider using a mirror when applying sunscreen to your face.
anomaly over 1 year ago
Spa Day is just not working for him.
mabrndt Premium Member over 1 year ago
Head of the painter (Selfportrait):
Paste (including the quote marks)
"Category:1925 oil on canvas paintings" Wikimedia
(syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Yandex search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Category: found and once there find the text string Kirchner, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.
Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3207 (October 20, 2023) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger, if you trim what’s after .png from the URL). I have added a comment there pointing to the blog entry with my comment and new reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here (3 times total, including a repeat), the August 4, 2023, strip being the prior (the repeat).
Ken Holman Premium Member over 1 year ago
“Please give me a minute to compose myself, and would you get the hell away from the microphone so that feedback doesn’t happen in my ear buds again!”
Bilan over 1 year ago
I’d be more concerned about how he got the paint in his ear.
6turtle9 over 1 year ago
Ludwig decided to go as Caramel Flan for Halloween this year.
T... over 1 year ago
The artist did pass out after that plate of baked beans…
d1234dick Premium Member over 1 year ago
after diving =, john had an imprint on his face.
mshaw Premium Member over 1 year ago
Self Portrait, 1925
lagoulou over 1 year ago
Has anyone noticed that most of the bizarre and downright weird paintings presented seem to be painted by Germans…no disrespect intended…just sayin’?
epaphus8 over 1 year ago
This is why makeup influencers should never spend time in the sun when their products have differing SPF values.
JediSQL Premium Member 16 days ago
I didn’t think LSD had been invented in 1925.