'Carlos'
1951
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
1951
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Dominant colour
'Carlos' is a 1951 by Carven, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a stylish woman in a wide-brimmed hat and a long, fitted coat with big pockets. She holds a small object—maybe a cigarette holder—in her right hand while her left rests in her pocket. The lines are bold and confident, with some shading to show folds in the fabric. The artist used quick, loose strokes to capture her pose, making the figure look both elegant and relaxed. The signature “Carven” is scrawled in the corner, but the name isn’t the person in the drawing. Next, check out cross-hatching to see how artists build shading with lines.
These delicate ink-on-paper drawings capture the quiet poetry of everyday things: pinecones, reeds, apples.
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