These People from the South
1905
Fernand Louis Gottlob's 1905 sketch captures a humorous social clash on the famous Canebière boulevard in Marseille. A dapper man in a light suit and boater hat stands with hands in pockets, facing a heavy-coated local couple who seem equally bewildered by the encounter. The handwritten caption at the bottom reveals Gottlob's satirical wit, poking fun at the cultural misunderstandings between northern Parisians and the people of the South. As a prominent illustrator for magazines like *L'Assiette au Beurre*, Gottlob was a master of capturing the quirks of French society with just a few swift, expressive strokes.
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