Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Mars 1929, No. 103, 9e Année, p. 13 1929

This fashion plate by R. Drivon, plucked from the March 1929 issue of "Art - Goût - Beauté," feels like a watercolor daydream. Imagine the artist, maybe a little rushed, quickly laying down those delicate washes of color, capturing the essence of the '20s silhouette. It's all about line and suggestion here, isn't it? Look at the shadow cast by the chair, almost as important as the chair itself. The whole thing feels light, airy, like a fleeting moment of Parisian chic. The texture's in the paper, maybe a little toothy, giving the colors something to grab onto. I can almost feel the artist’s hand, quickly moving over the page. What was the urgency? Was it a deadline, or just the thrill of the moment? I see echoes of Erté in the elongated figures, but Drivon brings something more immediate, more human. You get a sense of the artist's personality. It’s like they're saying, “Here, this is what I see, take it or leave it,” which, as any painter knows, takes guts. It's a reminder that even the most seemingly commercial art can have a heartbeat.