Andre Bermond (French, early 20th c.) Elegant Woman Reading, Art Deco Watercolour

A refined Art Deco watercolour and ink drawing by Andre Bermond depicting a fashionable young woman absorbed in reading. Executed with crisp line and flat planes of colour, the composition emphasizes elegant costume and elongated form, characteristic of interwar Parisian fashion illustration. Signed lower right “A. Bermond.”

Details

Artist: Andre Bermond (French, active early 20th century)

Title: Elegant Woman Reading

Medium: Watercolour and ink on paper

Signature: Signed lower right “A. Bermond”

Sheet Size: 26 × 15.5 cm, unframed.

Condition: Sheet lightly toned; minor handling creases, small surface wrinkle upper right, and small edge nicks; colours fresh and paper structurally sound

Provenance: Private collection, Alsace, France

Catalogue Note

Andre Bermond’s work occupies the intersection of fine art and commercial illustration in early 20th-century France. The present drawing reflects the visual language of Art Deco fashion imagery, with its emphasis on silhouette, pattern, and poised elegance, and relates stylistically to contemporaries such as Georges Lepape and Erte. Works of this type were often produced for magazines, design studios, or boutique interiors and are today appreciated for their decorative appeal and their insight into interwar Parisian style.