Heart of Artichoke
1905
Fernand Gottlob captures a cheeky moment of Parisian gossip in this 1905 illustration titled 'Cœur d'artichaut' (Artichoke Heart). In French slang, having an 'artichoke heart' means you fall in love easily, giving your heart away leaf by leaf to everyone. Here, two fashionable women in a dressing room discuss a handsome brunette; when one declares him her 'sweetheart,' she is asked about the previous man she showed off, to which she cheekily replies, 'Him too!' Gottlob was a master of capturing the flirtatious and slightly risqué humor of the Belle Époque, often illustrating for satirical magazines like Le Rire.