Artwork

Idole

Idole, by Carven, 1963
Idole, by Carven, 1963

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

Carven

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