Lawyer, from the Occupations of Women series (N502) for Frishmuth's Tobacco Company 1889

This is "Lawyer, from the Occupations of Women series," a small-scale chromolithograph produced by Frishmuth's Tobacco Company. Immediately, the composition grabs your attention with its peculiar color palette, contrasting the yellow hosiery with the red corset and cape-like shawl. The figure of the woman is central, posed in a way that accentuates her form, standing confidently beside a table draped in green fabric and stacked with books. This deliberate arrangement of form against the expected backdrop of law books, traditionally a masculine domain, destabilizes established gender roles of the time. The layering of colors and textures further emphasizes the complexity of the representation. Ultimately, the artist uses formal elements to question the established meaning of professional identity. This print challenges fixed notions and invites ongoing interpretations of gender, profession, and representation.