Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Juin 1932, No. 142, 12e Année, p. 11 1932

R. Drivon made this illustration for an edition of "Art - Goût - Beauté" in Paris in June 1932, I imagine using gouache or a similar media on paper. I'm really drawn to the softness of the colors, a subdued palette that almost feels like a faded photograph. Look at the way Drivon used thin washes of grey to create a sense of depth in the ground. You can see the paper beneath, and that adds to the works delicate quality. The figures are elegantly posed, their elongated forms and fashionable attire suggesting a certain sophistication and grace. My eye keeps going back to the stripes on the top worn by the figure to the left and the right. The horizontal lines create a playful contrast with the verticality of the dresses, adding a sense of rhythm and movement to the composition. It makes me think of Sonia Delaunay and her use of pattern and color to create dynamic and modern designs. Ultimately this piece embraces ambiguity.