Très Parisien, 1923, No. 3: Rubans et Tissus de A. PRÉVOST...SENTIMENTALES... 1923

This fashion plate, Très Parisien, 1923, No. 3, probably printed with pochoir, features two figures with a soft palette, all pinks and blues, the colours gently blending. Look closely and you see the artist has embraced simplicity in the rendering of the dresses, using patterns and solid blocks of colour to give a sense of texture. This approach gives the piece a playful vibe, almost like a dance across the page. I think it emphasizes the process of creation itself – how we can conjure an image with just a few well-placed marks. The dress on the left, its fabric alive with red and white crescents, is contrasted with the solid blue of the dress on the right, broken up with what look like repeating horseshoes. The colour reminds me of Matisse, especially his use of decorative pattern. This piece, with its decorative patterning and flattened perspective, has links to the work of Sonia Delaunay and the wider decorative arts movement of the early 20th century. Its focus on pattern and colour speaks volumes about how art can be a conversation, a textile of ideas passed from one artist to another.