Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Juin 1932, No. 142, 12e Année, p. 30 1932

This is a page from 'Art - Goût - Beauté' made in Paris in 1932 by H. Rouit. I am looking at the image, trying to imagine being Rouit, composing this page for women interested in fashion and beauty. I’m thinking about the shapes of the figures. They're not just lines on paper; they're these deliberate marks, each one carrying its own weight and intention. Look at the way the figures are arranged and the way the artist renders the car. I can imagine the artist sketching, erasing, reworking. Layering and refining to achieve an elegant composition. It must have been difficult to create images that capture the sense of sophistication that the magazine aspired to. It's like Rouit is in conversation with other artists and designers. They’re all wrestling with how to represent the modern woman. It's a back-and-forth, a constant exchange of ideas that pushes everyone forward. And in the end, it's not about finding the definitive answer, but about embracing the ambiguity and uncertainty, and letting the art speak for itself.