Ventôse, the windy month (1919)

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Ventôse, the windy month (1919) Marthe Romme conveys the windy weather entirely through detail. The scarf lifts over the shoulder, the bonnet ribbon comes loose, the step breaks of f mid-stride, and the face freezes in surprise. The woman is caught rather than posed: a fashion plate in which fashion has briefly lost control. The proverb written above her, that a windy March and a rainy April make May merry and fair, is a promise that the disorder pays off later. The plate comes from the series Les Douze Mois de l'Année (The Twelve Months of the Year) created in 1919, where the mood of each month is translated into a feminine form. In the French Republican calendar Ventôse closes the winter cycle, on the edge of spring. At Art Punch you'll find it as a high-quality print on matte paper or cotton canvas in different sizes. Show more