Originally published in March 1900 in Le Sourire: Journal méchant by Paul Gauguin, this woodcut of a strutting turkey is steeped in satire. Its caption plays on the French proverb “Rira bien qui rira le dernier”—“He who laughs last, laughs best”—with the punchline that the turkey, inevitably, becomes le dindon de la farce (literally “the turkey of the farce,” or “the butt of the joke”). Printed here as a sturdy postcard, it doubles as an irreverent dinner invitation: a sly wink to the host-guest ritual and a perfect way to summon friends to a meal where laughter matters more than solemnity.
• Cardboard paper
• Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 oz/yd² (260–350 g/m²)
• Size: 4″ × 6″ (101 × 152 mm)
• Paper thickness: 0.013″ (0.34 mm)
Originally published in March 1900 in Le Sourire: Journal méchant by Paul Gauguin, this woodcut of a strutting turkey is steeped in satire. Its caption plays on the French proverb “Rira bien qui rira le dernier”—“He who laughs last, laughs best”—with the punchline that the turkey, inevitably, becomes le dindon de la farce (literally “the turkey of the farce,” or “the butt of the joke”). Printed here as a sturdy postcard, it doubles as an irreverent dinner invitation: a sly wink to the host-guest ritual and a perfect way to summon friends to a meal where laughter matters more than solemnity.
• Cardboard paper
• Paper weight: 7.67–10.32 oz/yd² (260–350 g/m²)
• Size: 4″ × 6″ (101 × 152 mm)
• Paper thickness: 0.013″ (0.34 mm)
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