Captions for “The Monkey Painter”

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The Monkey Painter by Pierre Louis de Surugue, after Chardin — The Monkey Painter, Pierre Louis de Surugue, after Chardin, 1743. Art Institute of Chicago, public domain (CC0)

🥇 “My agent says abstract sells.” ♥ 0 ↗
🥈 “It's a self-portrait. Don't ask.” ♥ 0 ↗
🥉 “The client wanted it to look "more like the photo."” ♥ 0 ↗