Beautiful situation
1905
Fernand Gottlob, a master of French Belle Époque humor, captures a delightfully awkward social moment in this 1905 sketch. A portly gentleman in a top hat finds himself sandwiched between two fashionable ladies, looking rather overwhelmed by the attention. The caption at the bottom reveals the punchline: one woman exclaims, 'You're so fat, my darling!' to which he retorts, 'No, I'm not fat, for the moment I'm just marbled!' It's a classic example of Gottlob's witty illustrations that often appeared in popular magazines like Le Rire, poking fun at the socialites and dandies of early 20th-century Paris.
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