Très Parisien, 1927, No. 10 : -18.-SEULETTE. - Une joli (...) 1927

This fashion plate, *Très Parisien, 1927, No. 10*, an anonymous work made at the Rijksmuseum, is a delicate rendering of a woman dressed in a shimmering gray dress. You can almost feel the smooth surface of the paper and the controlled lines of the drawing. I imagine the artist carefully choosing the pale grays and blues, each stroke deliberate, building up this vision of Parisian chic. What was she thinking as she made this image? Was she dreaming of the parties this woman might attend? I keep looking at that single shoulder strap, how it loops across her body, both revealing and concealing, a gesture full of intention and meaning. It reminds me of the way Giorgio Morandi would arrange his bottles, searching for the perfect composition. This anonymous artist, like Morandi, is showing us how much can be communicated with a few, carefully placed lines. We might not know who made this, but they are part of the same conversation with artists across time, inspiring and building upon one another's vision.