Five compositions in Indian ink signed and dated 1923 by George Barbier on a leaf of thick paper. Traces of paper pasted down at the four corners on the back, a few very faint traces of previous pencil inscriptions on the front.

An exceptional ink drawing by the eminent fashion illustrator George Barbier for the “Elegances” section of the newspaper La Vie Parisienne, featuring four silhouettes at the height of 1920s fashion, with boyish haircuts, dressed in flowing, low-waisted tube dresses or wrapped in luxurious furs.

The silhouette in a headband and high heels in the lower left corner and the beautiful profile dated and signed in the center of the leaf appeared in the January 12, 1924, issue of La Vie Parisienne (No. 62, Year 2, p. 38), in the “Elegances” section, which Barbier illustrated on numerous occasions. The three other silhouettes were published in the same section (January 26, 1924, no. 64, year 2, pp. 79-80).

Superb fashion portraits with hieratic and elegant postures, drawn by Barbier in the Art Deco style that made him famous.