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A-Bomb
By Richard Prince
Located in Toronto, Ontario
shares a similar approach: Prince’s jokes tap into social preoccupations of the national subconscious
Category

1980s Contemporary More Art

Materials

Ink, Paper

Colours Of Happiness, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Katrina Avotina
Located in Yardley, PA
everything including your mood, and suddenly you start to smile, wanting to crack some jokes, you feel
Category

2010s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Terry O'Neill 'Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II'
By Terry O'Neill
Located in New York, NY
photographed person in the world. I was trying really hard to make her smile, so I told her a racing joke
Category

1990s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Taking Some Time to Fully Embody the Universal Feminine
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Welcome Shade in the One Zone
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

13 Exciting Ways to Integrate Your Shadow
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Lots of Things to See in Hyperspace
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Kosmosutra Lyra
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Kosmosutra Ophiuchus
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Kosmosutra Orion
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Kosmosutra: Alpha Centauri
Located in Santa Fe, NM
. Homages to criminal saints, a bodhisattva telling a fart joke, events of divine banality and cosmic
Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

Figural Abstract Mid Century Modern Lithograph Portraits, Judaica, Jewish Print
By Rita Gombinski
Located in Surfside, FL
done in elementary school. In her senior year in high school, she jokes, she received her first
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Figurative Prints

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sketch #1 - bold, colourful, organic, modernism, abstract, acrylic on canvas
By David Bolduc
Located in Bloomfield, ON
really make a narrative, but you make a haiku, a poem, a statement, a joke. Some of these words have
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Icons
Located in Miami, FL
and a joke to go along with it. The respect, humility, and joy these two shared, is hard to come by in
Category

2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Ephipany 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
a cosmic joke, a reminder that life is too unpredictable to be bound by societal norms and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ephipany 4
Ephipany 4
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Ephipany 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
a cosmic joke, a reminder that life is too unpredictable to be bound by societal norms and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ephipany 2
Ephipany 2
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Ephipany 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
a cosmic joke, a reminder that life is too unpredictable to be bound by societal norms and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ephipany 3
Ephipany 3
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Ephipany 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
a cosmic joke, a reminder that life is too unpredictable to be bound by societal norms and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ephipany 1
Ephipany 1
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
Place Jean-Baptiste-Clément by Maurice Utrillo - Street scene in Paris
By Maurice Utrillo
Located in London, GB
, who had made his life difficult with their criticisms and jokes, by depicting them in his paintings in
Category

1910s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Hammer & Sickle, acetate of iconic image, given by Warhol to Chromacomp Inc.
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
, heart racing, and Andy would say, half-joking, half-serious, “Were you followed by anybody?” I would
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Mixed Media, Photographic Paper

Rome - Modern Architectural Painting, Modernism Painting, River View
By Maria Kiesner
Located in Salzburg, AT
respect in this discussion, but no servility, a joke happens and sense of humor.
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie, Oil Painting
By Faye Vander Veer
Located in San Francisco, CA
lie, she jokes. About the ArtistFaye Vander Veer encapsulates the beauty of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Feminist Writers - I am the Author of This Remarkable Play!!
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Santa Monica, CA
series, he turns the joke upon himself, when some blue stockings bitterly complain that his caricatures
Category

1840s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Landscape with people fishing
By Morris Katz
Located in San Francisco, CA
on the painting,” he might say. Audiences gobbled up the jokes and the works, often paying less than
Category

Late 20th Century American Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

With Like Colors
By James Rieck
Located in New York, NY
equal status as friends and having fun - posing in pairs, laughing, joking and sharing secrets. Given
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

With Like Colors
With Like Colors
H 32.9 in W 39.5 in
Mixed Colorful Separates
By James Rieck
Located in New York, NY
equal status as friends and having fun - posing in pairs, laughing, joking and sharing secrets. Given
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Colored Cotton Blends
By James Rieck
Located in New York, NY
equal status as friends and having fun - posing in pairs, laughing, joking and sharing secrets. Given
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

In Your Choice of Colors
By James Rieck
Located in New York, NY
equal status as friends and having fun - posing in pairs, laughing, joking and sharing secrets. Given
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Evening Landscape in Late May, 1970s Yorkshire Landscape, Oil on Board, Signed
By Raymond Booth
Located in London, GB
. Years later, Booth would joke ‘I am one of the few people who can say, “Thank God for TB”’ (The Times
Category

1970s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Lighter Color Combinations
By James Rieck
Located in New York, NY
equal status as friends and having fun - posing in pairs, laughing, joking and sharing secrets. Given
Category

2010s Figurative Prints

Materials

Photographic Paper

Dance of the In laws Wedding Scene Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
their lives. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Maurizio Cattelan L.O.V.E. (White) Concrete sculpture Art Limited Edition
By Maurizio Cattelan
Located in Zug, CH
think it’s just a joke or another trick of mine. ” —Maurizio Cattelan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Maurizio Cattelan L.O.V.E. (White) Concrete sculpture Art Limited Edition
By Maurizio Cattelan
Located in Zug, CH
think it’s just a joke or another trick of mine. ” —Maurizio Cattelan
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Maurizio Cattelan L.O.V.E. (2015) Concrete sculpture Art Limited Edition
By Maurizio Cattelan
Located in Zug, CH
about the nature and the value of art. “ I understand if people think it’s just a joke or another trick
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Maurizio Cattelan L.O.V.E. (2015) Concrete sculpture Art Limited Edition
By Maurizio Cattelan
Located in Zug, CH
about the nature and the value of art. “ I understand if people think it’s just a joke or another trick
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Concrete

Sunny beach scene with beach houses in Trouville-sur-mer (France)
Located in ZEIST, UT
coffee table in my parental home, there was a writing by Joke Smit or a kindred feminist by whom my
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

The Preacher Rabbi "Der Maggid" Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the buildings in his FAP works, the
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Child in an American Landscape" James Gantt, Midwestern Regionalism, Missouri
Located in New York, NY
will notice that, for he will be torn between amusement at the joke the young farmer is playing on the
Category

1940s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

El Pulpo Mechanico, 21st Century, Landscape Photography, Contemporary
By Tao Ruspoli
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
for future generations - for our own kids. I have enjoyed the joke as much as everyone, but at this
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Color, Archival Pigment

Organ Grinder with Parrot Modern Judaica Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
to their movements or their lives. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Clown, Modernist Oil Painting on Board WPA Artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the buildings in his FAP works, the arch has a
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Proud Chimney Sweep Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
to their movements or their lives. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Three Klezmer Musicians Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the buildings in his FAP works, the
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fiddler on the Roof Modern Judaica Shtetl Oil Painting WPA Jewish artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
their lives. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Il Corso - Original Etching by C. G. Hyalmar Morner - 1820
By Carl Gustaf Hyalmar Morner
Located in Roma, IT
licit: jokes, pranks, wine and promiscuity, though supervised by the many gendarmes. In the background
Category

1820s Figurative Prints

Materials

Gouache, Etching

"#Pleasantcats" Large Scale Conceptual Text Based, Abstract Painting
By David Kramer
Located in New York, NY
satirical wit. “Tired Jokes” is anything but tired. While Kramer’s style may often borrow heavily from
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Paris City Scene, Portrait Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Around East River, NYC Bridge, City Scene Oil Painting WPA Era 1940s
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
their lives. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early Modernist River Landscape with Trees and Mountains WPA artist
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the buildings in his FAP works, the arch has a
Category

1930s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Clown, Early 20th Century Playful Oil Painting on Board
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the buildings in his FAP works, the arch has a
Category

Early 20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Clown N.2 (In Green)
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the
Category

20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

The Happy Inlaw, Oil Painting
By Maurice Kish
Located in Surfside, FL
. Kish makes its size and centrality a quiet joke about the futility of grandiose gestures. Like the
Category

20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Ballerine (Ballerina)
By Georges Rouault
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. La Follia is not far from the Trump family’s Mar-a-Lago resort. Friends joked that Ms. Kramer and the
Category

1930s French School Figurative Prints

Materials

Aquatint

Un Rassemblement - Figurative Drawing
By Milo Quam
Located in Soquel, CA
Steiner of Art Times wrote, "Quam delights in what [the artist] terms visual "jokes" that, more often than
Category

1970s Outsider Art Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Paper

Two Houses - Modern Architectural Painting, Modernism Painting, Architecture Art
By Maria Kiesner
Located in Salzburg, AT
respect in this discussion, but no servility, a joke happens and sense of humor.
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Milan - Modern Architectural Painting, Modernism Painting, Italy
By Maria Kiesner
Located in Salzburg, AT
respect in this discussion, but no servility, a joke happens and sense of humor.
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Breuer - Modern Architectural Painting, Modernism Painting, Architecture Art
By Maria Kiesner
Located in Salzburg, AT
respect in this discussion, but no servility, a joke happens and sense of humor.
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Siena, Italy - Modern Architectural Painting, Modernism Painting
By Maria Kiesner
Located in Salzburg, AT
respect in this discussion, but no servility, a joke happens and sense of humor.
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

House on the City Map - Modern Architectural Painting, Modernism Painting
By Maria Kiesner
Located in Salzburg, AT
respect in this discussion, but no servility, a joke happens and sense of humor.
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Seduti sul Pulcino, 1956 - Contemporary Photorealist Black & White Photography
Located in Brussels, BE
for jokes. Its nickname pulcino (chick) comes from the porcino dialect (cochonnet), as its rounded
Category

1950s Photorealist Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

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