That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for September 24, 2020

The Schuffenecker marriage was not the happiest marriage.

Hurry up and paint our portrait before the sun comes back out

“Would Madame like to come back when you are all feeling better? Otherwise I would have to paint your faces that putrid grey.”

I see Gauguin did a painting of a painting (at least he wasn’t shilling for his previous work – they appear to be originals, at least according to Mssr. Google)

During the quarantine, it was only a matter of time until the mother and older child also died of boredom.

The bars on the windows, ok

You can see why he headed for Tahiti.

Schuffenecker’s Studio or The Schuffenecker Family: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paul_Gauguin_-_Schuffenecker%27s_Studio_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg 

(best viewed the Google Chrome, which can can automatically translate most webpages as necessary) has info and links that point to info about this roughly jumbo envelope size painting.

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

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3125/paul-gauguin

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/artists/255/paul-gauguin-french-1848-1903/

http://www.sai.msu.su/cjackson/gauguin/gauguin_bio.htm

https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/paul-gauguin

https://www.pictorem.com/profile/Gauguin

http://www.artnet.com/artists/paul-gauguin/;

https://www.wga.hu/bio_m/g/gauguin/biograph.html

https://www.askart.com/artist/Paul_Gauguin/9000044/Paul_Gauguin.aspx

https://www.wikiart.org/en/paul-gauguin

http://www.impressionniste.net/gauguin_paul.htm

https://prabook.com/web/paul.gauguin/729130

http://www.all-art.org/symbolism/4-france04.htm

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/famous-artists/gauguin-paul.htm

http://hoocher.com/Paul_Gauguin/Paul_Gauguin.htm

all have info, or links that point to more info, about this artist (again, askart.com can be read in full for free on Fridays), perhaps in addition to what’s pointed to by the title URL. So far, 5 works (6 times, with this repeat) by him have been used here.

http://www.gocomics.com/that-is-priceless/2020/09/17?comments=visible

has the prior (my comment there included the same artist info URLs, and points to the since deleted first time this ran).

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2542 (September 23, 2020) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

When Pavarotti’s voice started to go, he tried painting portraits. That was how he learned that a hobby is just for fun, not profit.

‘darling, if you’ll just consider it with an open mind, i think we can get a really good price if we auction the kids…’

“But I thought you wanted me to paint your picture not Gauguin. Does this mean you’re not paying me?”

Mme. Schuffenecker was a rabid blood donor. She donated a pint every week – but only from one of her daughters, never her own.

“I thought you understood, madame; I wished to paint you and your lovely daughter as a Tahitian queen and princess. Let’s get you out of those cloaks and bustiers, shall we?”

Painter (to himself): “What the Hell am I gonna do with this bunch ?”

Mme. Schuffenecker (to herself): I wish he’d put his shoes on – those socks are really RIPE !}

Sometimes it’s better to have a talented promotion firm behind you than it is to have actual talent.

Artist realizing his easel is broke, and will have to get on his knees to paint.

In protest of having to wear muumuus for the family portrait the Smith women turned their backs to the artist.

How did I get in someone else’ painting?

As soon as the subjects were ready the profile artist got to work.

The artist clearly liked painting so much he hired a painter to paint him while he was painting.

“Yes, I’m sure that this painting in stereo will catch on big! I’ll even make extra money selling those funny colored glasses!”

The artist was trying to please/And put all his subjects at ease/but to paint from real life/his shrew of a wife/ was called Schuffenecker’s Disease.

Not an uncommon pose for Gauguin… he is probably asking them to bare their chests ’though;

https://www.google.com/search?q=gauguin+paintings&sa=X&biw=1920&bih=946&sxsrf=ALeKk01cjl70Y0guYx7mZsWNdREAOmKiuw:1600963108473&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=D75XWZGwxvoOrM%252CvyJIz2tQp9g6ZM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQizAhI-YZ7sWwJ2odRL-iOgcDTJQ&ved=2ahUKEwjQ44OrlILsAhXqGDQIHVFKDugQ_h16BAgTEA0#imgrc=D75XWZGwxvoOrM

Maybe that’s why he moved to French Polynesia

Mr. Gauguin offered to paint the Schuffenecker’s Christmas card this year, thus ensuring that they will never have to send out cards again.

Dr. Jefferson is explaining to Magna how she is about to give birth again, she never really caught on with the two other girls.

Improved version (I hope): Gauguin was a cheapskate – like me/ he loved to get something for free../ with a price on his head/ to Tahiti he fled/ where he never paid one model’s fee.

Very well, just sit over there and face that mirror while you plan tonight’s menu, or think up a nice limerick or something.