Business
1913
French illustrator Fernand Gottlob had a knack for capturing the sassy, street-smart dialogue of Paris in the early 1900s. Created in 1913 during the tail end of the Art Nouveau period, this sketch titled 'Business' feels like a panel from a gritty comic strip. The top vignette shows a woman under an umbrella confidently telling a man about her prospects with a viscount, while the bottom scene cuts to the chase: a woman tells a uniformed man he has style, but he needs to chip in for her tobacco. It’s a witty, satirical glimpse into the transactional relationships and social climbing of the Belle Époque underworld.
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