Très Parisien, 1923, No 7: 6. - CABOURG. - Simple et jolie... 1923

This fashion plate was made in 1923, and shows us two women and their enviable clobber. I imagine the artist, maybe a woman, hunched over a table with a magnifying glass, obsessively trying to capture the fleeting moments of Parisian chic. These aren't just images; they’re like little portals into a world of art deco elegance. Look at the flat planes of color, the delicate outlines, the way the shapes of the clothes interact with the white space around them. It's so simple, yet so chic. I’m reminded of Matisse’s paper cut-outs; that same sense of playful experimentation with form and color. There's a lightness of touch here, a confidence in the power of suggestion, that I really admire. It’s the early twentieth century, and anything seems possible. Artists are always looking at what other artists are doing and building upon these ideas, and this piece speaks to that. For me, it’s a reminder that painting is a conversation, a dialogue between artists across time and space.