The painting shows an older man stealing woolen socks from a clothesline.

In "1961" Angela reunites with her estranged sister, Alice and it is revealed that she steals socks in honor of Alice's memory.

Der Stürmer accused Fleischmann of stealing socks from his quartermaster during combat in World War I. Fleischmann sued Streicher and successfully disproved the allegations in court (Streicher was fined 900 marks), but the detailed testimony exposed other less-than-glorious details of Fleischmann's record, and his reputation was badly damaged anyway.

Early-20th-century engravings by John Sloan, for example, depict hot summer nights with tousled families camped out on their sheets and lovers spooning under the stars, even a man stealing socks from a clothesline.

One monk came for treatment of a foot fetish that drove him to steal socks.

She stole his shirts and socks and he pretended to care how many she made away with.

Some beaners stole his shoes and socks while he was sleeping.

I stole shirts and socks as I needed them.

Similarly, one of the last episodes of season 3 and volume 4, "1961", explains why Angela steals socks, something she did in this episode.