1962
From the collection of Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
Dominant colour
Perle noire is a 1962 by Marie-Louise Carven, depicting Bead, held at Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
This sketch shows a woman in a simple black dress with three rows of small white shapes down the front. Her hair is pulled up neatly, and she holds her hands in front of her. The background is plain, so the focus stays on the dress and her pose. The white shapes on the dress look like tiny beads or pearls, arranged in a pattern. The artist used quick, loose lines to keep it light and sketchy. Next, check out stippling to see how artists create texture with dots.
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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