Two Women at a Bar

This ink sketch depicts two fashionable women in conversation at a bar, rendered in the sharp, economical line-work characteristic of 1920s fashion illustration. The figure on the right, with dramatically bobbed hair and angular features, wears a dark coat; her companion, in patterned dress and cloche hat, turns toward her in animated discussion. The artist captures the era's modern woman—independent, urban, frequenting public spaces once reserved for men. Published in *Gazette du Bon Ton*, the luxury fashion journal, this image reflects postwar social shifts and the visual language of Art Deco graphic style. The loose, gestural technique links this commercial work to the European satirical print tradition, where caricature and social observation merge in economical line and selective shading.