1951
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Dominant colour
'Duchesse de Parme' is a 1951 by Marie-Louise Carven, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a woman in a long purple dress with a fitted top and a wide, flowing skirt. Her hair is pulled back, and she wears a necklace with a few dangling bows. The drawing is loose and quick, with bold strokes of purple and some black lines for shading. The artist signed it “duchesse de Parme,” which might be the dress’s name or the model’s title. The sketch feels more like a fashion idea than a finished portrait. If you like this style, look up cross-hatching to see how artists use lines to create shading.
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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