A carefully curated selection of the honors, prizes and decorations Monsieur Le Scameur has had the privilege of receiving over the course of his extraordinary career — mostly awarded by people who bear a striking resemblance to him.
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★2026
Golden Brush for Exceptionally Minimal Effort
International Academy of Minimal Effort
For the definitive proof that two brushstrokes can be entirely sufficient, provided the lighting is right and no one looks too closely.
★2025
Grand Prix for the Almost Clean Brush
Academy for Roughly Accurate Art
For the courageous use of a brush that, according to several independent sources, was last cleaned in 2019.
★2025
Order of Economically Remarkable Pricing
European Association for Creative Mathematics
For the rare ability to convincingly turn CHF 14.80 of materials into a CHF 4,900.– artwork.
★2024
Gold Medal of the International Institute of Nothing
International Institute of Nothing
The highest honor from an institution whose building, members, and phone number have yet to be located.
★2024
Prize for the Best Explanation of an Empty Painting
Society for Complicated Art Texts
For a 47-minute explanation of why the canvas intentionally shows almost nothing.
★2023
Audienceless Public Prize
Association of Imaginary Art Lovers
Awarded unanimously. No one was present, which conveniently ruled out any dissenting votes.
★2023
Golden Invoice
International Association of Independent Gallery Cashiers
For the extraordinary ability to state a price without visibly laughing.
★2022
Knight of the Order of the False Moustache
Order of the False Moustache
For outstanding service to the credibility of artificial facial hair and consistently ignoring skeptical looks.
★2022
Grand Prix for Artistic Incomprehensibility
Institute for Modern Confusion
For a work that neither the public nor the jury understood. Monsieur Le Scameur subsequently declared this his most important quality standard.
★2021
Prize for Above-Average Artistic Self-Confidence
Committee for Excessive Self-Assessment
For a level of self-confidence that, according to the jury, bears no statistically relevant relation to demonstrable talent.
★2021
Medal for Consistent Resistance to Criticism
Council of Offended Art Critics
For the remarkable ability to interpret every negative review as unambiguous proof of one's own genius.
★2020
Honorable Mention for Imagined Exhibition Participation
International Biennale of Fantasy
For successful participation in an exhibition that was never opened, announced, or even planned.
★2019
Emerging Artist Prize for Early Self-Overestimation
Foundation for Hopeless Talents
Awarded at a time when Monsieur Le Scameur was already convinced he was an underappreciated master.
★2018
Silver Frame Without a Picture
Association of Decorative Trivia
For recognizing that a good frame is sometimes more important than what's inside it.
★ongoing
Artist of the Month
Monsieur Le Scameur himself
Elected monthly, unanimously. No other candidates were admitted, for quality-assurance reasons.
★lifetime
Greatest Living Artist of His Apartment
Independent jury consisting of Monsieur Le Scameur
Awarded after several minutes of deliberation with no dissenting vote. Fortunately, no other artist was in the building at the time of the vote.
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Note
All awards are entirely fictional. Should any of them happen to actually exist, Monsieur Le Scameur hereby disclaims all responsibility as a precaution.
You can measure success by how many certificates you hang on the wall.
— Monsieur Le Scameur