1922 Croquis No V Gazette du Bon Ton Fashion Plate
A vertical rectangular composition on an off-white paper ground displays a full-length fashion illustration of a woman viewed from behind, angled slightly to the right. She wears a voluminous dark coat (black or dark brown) featuring a deep fur collar and wide, fur-trimmed cuffs. A patterned panel runs vertically down the center back of the coat, containing zigzag and linear motifs in green, white, and burgundy. She wears a close-fitting green cloche hat and grey heeled shoes. The illustration relies on flat, saturated colours bounded by fine outlines, without a rendered background or spatial context. Text is printed in black at the lower margin. The bottom left reads "N° 8 de La Gazette". The bottom right reads "Année 1922. — Croquis N° V". No signature or monogram is resolvable in the im
Category: Womenswear
Year: 1922
Rarity Class: B
Paper & Print Condition
The paper exhibits a light, even tone. Colours are saturated and applied in flat planes, suggesting a stencil-based process such as pochoir, typical of the publication. The edges show minor irregularities consistent with extraction from a bound volume. The verso is not visible in the provided scans, preventing assessment of show-through, reverse printing, or binding marks. Confidence ceiling is Moderate.
Provenance & Rarity
The printed text on the recto identifies the source publication as La Gazette (Gazette du Bon Ton), "Année 1922", issue "N° 8", and designates the leaf as "Croquis N° V". Class B. The rarity assessment is based on the survival of this specific physical component rather than its original print run. The source medium—a 1922 issue of Gazette du Bon Ton—was distributed to subscribers internationally. However, the survival of this individual, intact leaf is moderate. The inherent fragility of the pap
Rarity & Condition Summary
An intact publication plate with clear, saturated coloration. The specific physical leaf presents in good condition.
