Très Parisien (...)La Mode Le Chic L'Élégance, 1927, Numéro 3 by G-P. Joumard

Très Parisien (...)La Mode Le Chic L'Élégance, 1927, Numéro 3

1927

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Rijksmuseum
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Artwork details

Medium
drawing, paper, ink
Dimensions
height 275 mm, width 185 mm, thickness 007 mm
Location
Rijksmuseum
Copyright
Rijks Museum: Open Domain

Tags

#portrait#art-deco#drawing#figuration#paper#historical fashion#ink#cityscape#watercolour illustration

About this artwork

This is G-P. Joumard's "Très Parisien (...) La Mode Le Chic L'Élégance, Numéro 3," a fashion plate from 1927. It was made on paper. The simple lines and soft palette here, the thin washes of color, they speak to the transient nature of fashion, right? It’s about capturing a moment, an idea. Look at the green bow at the waist. It’s a quick, almost nonchalant gesture, but it defines the entire silhouette. That single mark embodies the flapper era! The way the colors bleed into each other also reveals the process, making visible the labor of artmaking itself. This piece reminds me of Erté, another master of Art Deco illustration. Both reveled in the decorative, but while Erté's work is precise, Joumard's possesses a certain relaxed, almost dreamlike quality. Ultimately, art is about embracing these different voices, these varied perspectives. It is the ongoing conversation of image making.

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