Très Parisien, 1927, No. 3, Pl. 16: Créations BECHOFF - PALM-BEACH 1927

This fashion plate, Très Parisien, was made by G-P. Joumard in 1927 with a lithograph printed in color. I love how the colors are muted and the mark-making is so delicate. You can tell it’s printed. I think that’s really cool. The artist has captured the essence of the Art Deco era with its sleek lines and modern sensibility. The two figures are wearing coats, one adorned with fur, the other with stripes, and there is a sense of luxury to the figures, and a visual tension as the stripes and patterns create a very tactile experience. You can almost feel the texture of the fabric, the softness of the fur. The backdrop is an abstract landscape. Together, the patterns give the sense of a very stylish, modern world that feels very different from our own, but is still somehow familiar. This relates to other works by Joumard, like his advertisements. Overall, these embrace ambiguity, and are open to interpretation.