Broadsheet relating to commerical/business skeletons (Calavera Comercial) and charlatanism, many skeletons gather around a candle vendor 1908

This broadsheet, relating to commercial skeletons, was made around 1905 in Mexico by J. Cortés. It’s a pretty wild print, all in this kind of eerie green. Look at the way the lines are etched – they're not trying to be perfect or realistic, just raw and kinda spooky. That's what makes it feel alive. Check out the skeleton selling candles. The way the artist scratched those lines to create depth and texture, especially in the skeleton faces and the skulls stacked on the table, is both creepy and cool. It's like they're not just showing us death, but also the business of life, you know? The color, this single green, makes the whole thing feel unified but also kinda haunting. Cortés' style reminds me a bit of Posada, another Mexican artist who was doing similar stuff around the same time. There's a conversation happening here about life, death, and how we make sense of it all through art. It’s an invitation to think about what art can do, what it can mean, and how it keeps changing.