Fernand Louis Gottlob
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Fernand Louis Gottlob | |
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| Born | February 23, 1873 Paris, France |
| Died | November 10, 1935 (aged 62) Paris, France |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Known for | Humorous pictures |
Fernand-Louis Gottlob (February 23, 1873 – November 10, 1935) was a French graphic artist whose caricatures appeared in many humorous magazines.
Fernand Louis Gottlob was born in Paris in 1873. He studied under the painter-decorator Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval (1821–1889).[1] He was also taught by Laporte and G. Fuchs.[2] He became a painter, lithographer, caricaturist, commercial artist, illustrator and graphic designer for song scores.[1] He created portraits, illustrations for books and caricatures that appeared in popular magazines in Paris including Le Rire, Le Journal Amusement and Le Sourire.[3] His work began to be shown in the official salons in 1891.[2]
Gottlob was among the artists who contributed to L'Estampe Moderne, a limited edition series of portfolios of high-quality lithographs that was published monthly from May 1897 and April 1899.[4] His work first appeared in L'Assiette au Beurre in the second issue, on 11 April 1901.[5] He became a member of the Cornet Society in 1904 and, between then and his death designed twelve menus for the society.[3] He died in Paris in 1935.[1]
