Artwork
Idole

Idole is a drawing by Carven. It dates from 1963 and is held in the collection of the Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris.
About this work
Overview
Idole is a drawing created by Carven in 1963, currently held at the Museum of Ethnography.
Subject & Meaning
The drawing depicts a woman in a long, flowing blue dress with floral patterns, wearing white heels and an updo hairstyle. Her face is partially obscured, with her eyes cast downward.
Technique & Style
The work features a woman against a light beige background, with the dress's details and the woman's features rendered in a way that suggests a range of artistic techniques may have been employed.
Artist & collection
Artist
These delicate ink-on-paper drawings capture the quiet poetry of everyday things: pinecones, reeds, apples.
Museum
Palais Galliera - Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
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