Artwork

'Giboulée'

'Giboulée', by Carven, 1949
'Giboulée', by Carven, 1949

'Giboulée' is a drawing by Carven. It dates from 1949 and is held in the collection of the Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.

About this work

Overview

'Giboulée' is a 1949 work by Carven, held at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The image depicts a woman wearing a checkered suit with a fitted jacket and cropped trousers, posed confidently with one hand on her hip and the other extended.

Technique & Style

The drawing is executed in loose, expressive lines that convey a sense of movement and fabric texture, with the checkered pattern suggested through simple strokes rather than detailed rendering.

Artist & collection

Artist

Carven

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