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1. 18 days ago on That is Priceless

   Again, for those who use the DuckDuckGo search engine, had I chosen to search for

   "Category:Paintings of poultry" Wikimedia

   instead of what I chose (which it currently doesn’t find), it would have found that.

2. 18 days ago on That is Priceless

   June: 

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   "Category:Bryson Burroughs" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found and once there find the text string June, 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 #3474 (March 10, 2025) 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 reply pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here, the April 4, 2022, strip being the prior.

3. 19 days ago on That is Priceless

   Again, for those who use the DuckDuckGo search engine, had I chosen to search for

   "Category:1889 paintings by Edgar Degas" Wikimedia

   instead of what I chose (which it currently doesn’t find), it would have found that.

4. 19 days ago on That is Priceless

   Four Jockeys: 

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   "Category:Paintings of horse racing by Edgar Degas" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, Ecosia, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found and once there find the text string 2014, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly B3 paper size, oil on board painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3473 (March 10, 2025) 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 replies pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 16 works by him have been used here (17 times, including a repeat), the July 15, 2024, strip being the prior.

5. 19 days ago on That is Priceless

   It’s actually a drawing, not a painting.

6. 22 days ago on That is Priceless

   Portrait of Thomas Congreve (1714-1777): 

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   "Category:Charles Philips" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found, and once there find the text string 2,388, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. Other versions points to the webpage with the strip coloration image. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3472 (March 6, 2025) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you crop what’s after .png from the URL). I’ve added a comment there pointing to the info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, first work by him used here.

7. 22 days ago on That is Priceless

   The Ecosia search engine also currently finds that Wikimedia Category.

8. 23 days ago on That is Priceless

   A Nude: 

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   "Category:Emil Rudolf Weiß" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found, and once there find the text string Nude, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed by the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this roughly B3 paper size painting. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by merely clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s THROWBACK THURSDAY: MASTERPIECE #2270 (8/22/19) (March 5, 2025) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment. I have added a comment there pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, only work by him used here (2 times total, including this THROWBACK THURSDAY repeat), the August 22, 2019, strip being its first use.

9. 23 days ago on That is Priceless

   A Game Of Billiards: 

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   "Category:Billiard paintings" Wikimedia 

   (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, Ecosia, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found and once there find the text string Bartlett, and click its link for info and links that point to more info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting. Other versions points to the webpage with the strip coloration image. 

   Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3471 (March 4, 2025) 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 .jpg from the URL). I have added a comment there (ignore the reply if it’s still there; it’s wrong and only confuses things) pointing to the blog entry with my comment (ignore that reply too if it’s still there) pointing to info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, 2 works by him have been used here, the September 8, 2023, strip being the prior.

10. 25 days ago on That is Priceless

    The sculptor Rudolf Weyr in his studio: 

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    "Category:Undated paintings" Wikimedia 

    (syntax supported by the Google, Bing, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, and Brave search engines) in the browser address bar (or search for it using one of those search engines) and choose the first Wikimedia Category: found, and once there find the text string Weyr, and click its link for info and links that point to more info (perhaps best viewed by the Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browsers, which can automatically translate most webpages if necessary) about this painting. 

    Again, a larger strip image is shown by (Ctrl- or right-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #3470 (March 3, 2025) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment, and using the dropdown menu (even larger if you crop what’s after .png from the URL). I’ve added a comment there pointing to the info about this artist I used to point to here. So far, first work by him used here.