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"Oh come on, you're just being French!"

Drawing
2005 (made), 31/05/2005 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 31 May 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'The French nation votes against the EU referendum with a resounding "Non", interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction with the Chirac government.'

'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'


Object details

Categories
Object type
Title"Oh come on, you're just being French!" (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Cartoon, "Oh come on, you're just being French!", by 'Marf' (Martha Richler), published in The Evening Standard, 31 May 2005; London.
Physical description
Black and white line drawn cartoon showing a man and woman in a bar. The woman is sitting on a stool at the bar with a cocktail glass. She has long dark slick hair and is wearing a sleevless dress, bracelet on each wrist and high-heeled shoes with ankle fasteners in the shape of a flower. She is saying NON (a speech bubble) and carries her hand limply towards her neck. The man has blond spiky hair and wears a shirt, tie and trousers. He holds a cigarette and leans on the bar behind the woman. In the background a couple are eating dinner at a table in front of a large window.

Some lines have been blocked out with liquid paper, and faint underdrawing can be seen.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.6cm
  • Width: 21cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 31st of May 2005 (Written in pencil top right)
  • NEW (Written in red pencil top left)
  • MARF (Artist signature written in pen bottom right of image, vertically)
  • "Oh come on, you're just / being French!" (Written in pen across bottom; title to piece)
  • [within circle] 4 (Written in black biro very top right on the film protective covering)
  • May '05 / France votes 'NO' / to the EU - a resounding / slap in the face of the flailing Chirac government. / The Dutch follow suit. (Written in pencil on the back)
Credit line
Given by the artist
Object history
Donated by the artist.
Production
Attribution note: for publication in newspaper
Reason For Production: Commission
Subjects depicted
Summary
This cartoon appeared in the Evening Standard on 31 May 2005, and is artist Marf's take on the current news story. As she describes it: 'The French nation votes against the EU referendum with a resounding "Non", interpreted as a sign of dissatisfaction with the Chirac government.'

'Marf' drew daily topical cartoons for the Evening Standard between March 2002 and August 2005, moving to the Londoner's Diary page in August 2003. The drawings cover key political and social issues of the period, providing a vivid and often hilarious response to the main news of the day. The Evening Standard is London's only evening newspaper, publishing up to five editions a day. In Marf's own words: 'The cartoonist needs to keep up with the rapid pace of event.'
Collection
Accession number
E.348-2007

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Record createdApril 26, 2007
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