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Café liégeois, by Marie-Louise Carven, 1958

Café liégeois

Marie-Louise Carven

1958

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

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Overview

Café liégeois is a 1958 by Marie-Louise Carven, depicting Belt, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

Who painted this?
Marie-Louise Carven
When & what style?
1958
Where can I see it?
Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris

About this work

This image shows a drawing of a woman wearing a white outfit. The outfit consists of a long-sleeved shirt with a collar and a pencil skirt. A brown belt is tied around her waist. Her hair is styled in an updo, and she is wearing high heels. The drawing is rendered in black lines with some color added to the woman's skin and the belt. To the right of the woman is a smaller drawing of the back of the shirt. It appears to be a design sketch for the outfit. The drawing is a design sketch for a fashion item. If you're interested in fashion design, you might want to look up the work of artist Marie-Louise Carven.

About the artist

Portrait of Marie-Louise Carven
Artist

Marie-Louise Carven

Marie-Louise Carven (31 August 1909 – 8 June 2015), born Carmen de Tommaso, was a French fashion designer who founded the house of Carven in 1945.

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