Artwork

Cinq mars

Cinq mars, by Carven, 1956
Cinq mars, by Carven, 1956

Cinq mars is a drawing by Carven. It dates from 1956 and is held in the collection of the Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

About this work

Overview

Cinq mars is a painting by Carven, created around 1956. It is part of the collection at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The painting depicts a woman in a plaid dress, gloves, and a hat, posed with her left hand on her hip and her right hand raised to her face, conveying an air of elegance and sophistication.

Technique & Style

The work features a white and black plaid dress against a light beige background, with the artist's attention to detail evident in the rendering of the woman's attire, including her white hat with a black band and white gloves.

Artist & collection

Artist

Carven

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