Photo of the Day: Behold a SnapChat masterpiece

On Wednesday, Mr. Met had a simple request for his followers:

Send a snap to mrmet on @SnapChat of your favorite mascot! (wink wink) I'll tweet some of the best drawings & pics. pic.twitter.com/S6GyrFruys

- Mr. Met (@MrMet) December 3, 2014

And, sure enough, Mr. Met's fans had a lot of truly inspired artwork for the mascot:

Some awesome snaps coming in. All very handsome!!! Keep em coming! @Snapchat me: mrmet pic.twitter.com/CkD92K1kOZ

- Mr. Met (@MrMet) December 3, 2014

But one fan, known simply as "Byron V. Jr.," had a drawing that truly stood out among the rest:

@MrMet @Snapchat pic.twitter.com/bKA0yAw05r

- Byron V. Jr. (@ByronVJr) December 3, 2014

Isn't that a great piece of art? It has the photorealism of a portrait, with the expressionistic line of something more abstract. With saturated color, sharp and aggressive paterns and a powerful deconstruction of geometry, it's truly a masterwork to savor. Naturally, it earned an RT from Mr. Met, himself -- as all the best portraits do.