# High Art (Paintings, Sculpture, etc.) That Breaks The Fourth Wall

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 3, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-art-paintings-sculpture-etc-that-breaks-the-fourth-wall/919728 "2020-09-03T15:17:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-art-paintings-sculpture-etc-that-breaks-the-fourth-wall/919728/21 "2020-09-04T00:41:32Z")

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One of Australia’s most famous paintings is _Shearing The Rams_ by Tom Roberts.  
[![](https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-hsbrph5/products/101/images/315/Tom_Roberts_Shearing_the_rams__59067.1405469134.1280.1280.jpg?c=2) ](https://cdn10.bigcommerce.com/s-hsbrph5/products/101/images/315/Tom_Roberts_Shearing_the_rams__59067.1405469134.1280.1280.jpg?c=2)

Check the young Tar-boy in the middle (actually a girl, but they were all called ‘tar-boys’ in those days).

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-art-paintings-sculpture-etc-that-breaks-the-fourth-wall/919728/22 "2020-09-04T00:59:02Z")

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Reminds me of the phrase “Bloody hell, I’m not shearin’ this with anybody!” 😉

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-art-paintings-sculpture-etc-that-breaks-the-fourth-wall/919728/23 "2020-09-04T01:08:17Z")

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[This one](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-irritating-gentleman) has been doing the rounds on Twitter again lately.  
[![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/422/509/ff7.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/422/509/ff7.jpg)

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**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-art-paintings-sculpture-etc-that-breaks-the-fourth-wall/919728/24 "2020-09-04T07:12:32Z")

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> [@terentii](#):
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> Reminds me of the phrase “Bloody hell, I’m not shearin’ this with anybody!”

I know that punchline as “No, mate, I’m going to fuck them both”

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-art-paintings-sculpture-etc-that-breaks-the-fourth-wall/919728/25 "2020-09-04T08:22:37Z")

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“Hey, McLeod! Get off of my ewe!” 😆

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