Category: Funny

A bold headline—“Can it be DONE?”—frames this charming “Popular Inventions Series” drawing, where a couple sits before a bulky television set that has become, in the artist’s imagination, a newspaper delivery system. On the screen, a full front page is rendered in miniature columns and banners, inviting the viewer to picture tomorrow’s news arriving not…

Dreams of tomorrow spill across the page in this 1970 drawing of a “futuristic Netherlands,” where the landscape is reorganized into a dense, stepped megastructure rising along the water. Terraces stack like a man‑made hillside, threaded with ramps, stairways, and elevated walkways that hint at a city designed for constant movement. In the distance, sleek…

Suspended at a jaunty angle, a sleek, driverless “car” hovers like a polished spaceship, all rounded bodywork and gleaming headlamps. The styling feels distinctly mid-century, when futurism meant smooth curves, chrome accents, and a promise that tomorrow would be frictionless. Set against a simple, graphic background, the vehicle becomes less a machine and more an…

Under a hanging bell and against a plain studio backdrop, three kittens stage a miniature ceremony that earns its title, “The Wedding,” with deadpan charm. A veil drapes the “bride,” a tiny suit dresses the “groom,” and an officiant-like kitten stands to the side holding a small book, as if ready to deliver solemn words…

Perched at the end of a springboard, a fluffy tabby cat hesitates in mid-performance, paws lifted as if weighing bravery against common sense. The scene is staged like a tiny athletic meet: a mound of sand stands in for the poolside, and the dark backdrop turns the animal’s uncertain posture into high drama. Even without…

A broad sombrero dominates the left half of the frame, its patterned brim turning a smiling man into a kind of human landmark. The portrait feels candid and approachable—creased shirt, relaxed posture, and a grin that does most of the storytelling—while the background fades into soft, everyday shapes that keep the attention on face and…

Powerful London dray-horses fill the left side of this paired composition, their broad chests and heavy harnesses speaking to an era when muscle and leather moved the city’s goods as surely as any engine. The tight framing pulls you close to the animal’s steady gaze and the gleam of metal fittings, hinting at the daily…

A broad-chested fisherman stands outdoors with his eyes squeezed shut in delight, clenching his catch horizontally between his teeth like a trophy cigar. The joke lands instantly: instead of holding the fish up for the camera in the usual way, he turns the whole moment into a bit of slapstick bravado, as if sheer grit…

Chaos on the water is the joke here: oversized fish leap and lunge like sea monsters while a man flails in the foreground, hand raised as if pleading for rescue. The composition is delightfully over-the-top, with waves, open jaws, and awkward angles selling the gag more than any caption could. Even without color, the scene…

Soft window light spills across a quiet room where a young girl sits near the sill, her hair tied with a large bow and her hands folded in her lap. Lace curtains frame the tall panes, turning the outside world into a gentle blur while the interior feels hushed and private. The scene has that…