If you invested in an unusual painting sold on local public television in 1992, your investment may be about to pay off.

That’s because the painting “Staying Up Late,” created by York artist Brian Swords, has caught the attention of comedian John Oliver. And he’s willing to shell out some cash to get his hands on it.

The host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” offered $1,000 for the painting, and an additional $20,000 donation to the area food bank of the seller’s choice, during the latest episode of his late night program.

What is it about “Staying Up Late” that drew Oliver’s eye? Well, take a look at this video from Oliver’s broadcast and see for yourself:

He said it, folks. Let's find this painting. pic.twitter.com/vXg4I2pxQu — Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) March 30, 2020

The painting was sold on a live broadcast of WITF’s program, “Gallery 33,” which features several pieces of Swords’ work. The constant subject of his work were two anthropomorphized rats, engaged in a variety of humanlike behaviors.

And by that, I mean that the paintings have definite erotic overtones. And in some cases, “overtones” is putting it rather lightly.

A quick look at some of the footage from “Gallery 33” can give viewers a chance to see the kind of work Swords was auctioning on the program. And perhaps most artful of all is the way the hosts of the program describe the paintings, using terms such as “playful” or explaining that Swords’ paintings were “collected and admired by lots and lots of people.”

“Gallery 33” host Mike Greenwald spoke with “Newsweek” about the paintings, saying that “I don’t think any of us did not recognize what was being depicted, but we also had to present the work in a respectful way without making any commentary about it.”

“The big joke was if you didn’t have anything better to say, you could say, ‘Well, it was nicely framed,'" Greenwald said in the Newsweek interview.

Back in 1992, “Staying Up Late” sold for $80. But Oliver is willing to shell out quite a bit more to get his hands on it.

“Because I want that piece of art hanging behind me on this wall next week," Oliver said during “Last Week Tonight.” "And if I don’t get it, I will keep looking for it, because this is America, where, sure, you can’t get a test for COVID-19, or Purell, or a ventilator, or a sense of empathy from the person in charge, but if you try hard enough, damnit, you can get a picture of two rats locked in a passionate post-[expletive] embrace hanging on your wall.”

Oliver concluded the segment by saying that anyone who owned the painting, or knew the person who did, could get in touch with him by sending him an email at John@JohnOliverWantsYourRatErotica.com.