Oh! Que c’est bête
1852
In this lively 19th-century French lithograph, a domestic scene has gone hilariously wrong. A woman in a striped skirt sits on the floor, reaching desperately for a basket on a table while an older man with a broom stands behind her, looking on with a mix of concern and mischief. Scattered leaves and a fallen shoe suggest a clumsy tumble, perfectly capturing the title's sentiment: 'Oh! How silly!' Edmé Jean Pigal was famous for these kinds of humorous genre scenes, often published in series like 'Loisirs Pigal,' which poked fun at the everyday blunders of Parisian life.
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