Winston — William Eggleston

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Winston, c. 1983-86 by William Eggleston (b. 1938)

All Will Fall — Goya

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Todos caerán (All Will Fall), 1799 by Francisco Goya (1770-1828)

Failed Again — Gely Korzhev

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Opyat Dvoika (Failed Again), 1990 by Gely Korzhev (1925-2012)

Martha and Mary Magdalene — Caravaggio

Martha And Mary Magdalene, c. 1598 by Caravaggio (1593-1610)

Politics-Prejudice (Ambrose Bierce)

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From Ambrose Bierce’s The Devil’s Dictionary. 

Originally published in 1906; the image is from The Peter Pauper Press’s 1958 illustrated edition, with art by Joseph Low

Strange Object of My Desire — Paul Wackers

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Strange Object of My Desire, 2007 by Paul Wackers (b. 1978)

Birthday — Dorothea Tanning

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Birthday, 1942 by Dorothea Tanning (1910-2012)

Girl with Leaves — Lucian Freud

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Girl with Leaves, 1948 by Lucian Freud (1939–2010)

Orgiastic Melody — Reuben Mednikoff

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September 29, 1937 1:30 PM (Orgiastic Melody), 1937 by Reuben Mednikoff (1906-1972)

Man Collapsing on a Public Flight of Steps — Robin Ironside

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Man Collapsing on a Public Flight of Steps, 1956 by Robin Ironside (1912-1965)

Sunday Comics 

L’Orange Sauvage — F. Scott Hess

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L’Orange Sauvage, 1995 by F. Scott Hess (b. 1955)

The Death of Don Juan — Mario Prassinos

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Le Mort De Don Juan (The Death of Don Juan), 1935 by Mario Prassinos (1916-85)

Seated Girl with Bare Torso and Light Blue Skirt — Egon Schiele

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Seated Girl with Bare Torso and Light Blue Skirt, 1911 — Egon Schiele (1890-1918)

Crowd Waiting for a Portent — Robin Ironside

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Crowd Waiting for a Portent I, 1952 by Robin Ironside (1912-1965)

“Of Mere Being” — Wallace Stevens

Father’s Waistcoat — Grace Pailthorpe

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Father’s Waistcoat, 1937 by Grace Pailthorpe (1883-1971)