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Pantalon marron avec applications sur le bas de la jambe, by Carven, 1963

Pantalon marron avec applications sur le bas de la jambe

Carven

1963

From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

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Overview

Pantalon marron avec applications sur le bas de la jambe is a 1963 by Carven, depicting Breech, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

Who painted this?
Carven
When & what style?
1963
Where can I see it?
Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

About this work

This sketch shows a person from the back, wearing a long, brown pair of pants with straps wrapped around the lower legs. The top is simple, with short sleeves and a high collar. The pants are drawn with quick, dark lines, while the rest of the figure stays light and sketchy. The straps on the pants look practical, almost like they could hold something in place. This style might be inspired by work clothes or uniforms. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists build shadows with lines.

About the artist

Artist

Carven

These delicate ink-on-paper drawings capture the quiet poetry of everyday things: pinecones, reeds, apples.

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