Bad Starting Point
1905
Here we see a classic Belle Époque scene of academic derailment, where a young law student is completely overwhelmed by two fashionable women invading his study space. With a stack of books ignored on the table, the man slumps in despair while one woman leans in intimately and the other looms behind with a mischievous grin and a massive hat. The title 'Bad Starting Point' hints that his legal career is already in trouble before it begins, a humorous take on how easily young men were distracted from serious studies by Parisian charms. Gottlob signed this lively 1905 sketch, capturing the playful tension between duty and desire.
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