Art - Goût - Beauté, Feuillets de l' élégance féminine, Juin 1929, No. 106, 9e Année, p.13 1929

This is a page from "Art - Goût - Beauté" a magazine from June 1929, and it's by someone named R. Drivon. When I look at this, I think about drawing, the hand, the wrist, how the artist probably created the initial shapes and forms with speed and lightness. You know, it’s funny, sometimes when I’m painting, I think about the history of fashion illustration. Here, Drivon captured these figures with such spare lines, you can sense the movement and personality of each figure. What’s interesting is the use of solid areas of tone to convey depth and shadow, but also to suggest the weight and fall of fabric. I wonder if Drivon was thinking about the modernist painters of the period. I wouldn’t be surprised. Artists are always looking at each other's work. There is an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time. Everyone is inspiring everyone, and I love it!