Rare Vintage Friedrich Schiff Art Deco Pen & Ink Drawing 1930s 1940s Old Shanghai Modern Girls LGBT Queer Lithography Print 13" x 10" Excellent Condition With No Flaws No Foxing and Toning. The matting paper will need to be changed, see all images please. Friedrich Schiff (19081968) was a prominent Austrian Jewish artist and cartoonist who captured the decadent, "anything goes" nightlife of 1930s and 1940s Old Shanghai. He integrated into Shanghai's cosmopolitan art scene, where his Mid-Century Modern (MCM) and Art Deco-influenced caricatures satirized the glamorous lifestyles of colonial expats, American sailors, and "Modern Girls" (the iconic Modeng Nülang wearing fashionable cheongsam dresses). Key Characteristics of Friedrich Schiff's Work * The "Modern Girl" Aesthetic: Schiff prominently drew elegant, shapely Chinese women donning avant-garde hairstyles and high-slit cheongsams stylish/ qipaos, alongside depictions like the famous "Miss Shanghai" cartoon ("Me no worry, me no care, me go marry millionaire"). * Satirical and Hedonistic: Vibrant nightlife of jazz clubs, bars, and dance halls, skewering the cross-cultural encounters between Western military men, colonial elites, and local entertainers. Subject Matter: The drawing depicts a lively social gathering, focusing on a group of glamorous women wearing form-fitting qipao (cheongsam) dresses. In the background, a man dressed in a traditional long gown (changshan) watches the scene while holding a smoking cigarette.