Artwork

'Minaret'

'Minaret', by Carven, 1949
'Minaret', by Carven, 1949

'Minaret' 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

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

Subject & Meaning

The image depicts a woman with her back to the viewer, wearing a light-colored dress with a full, horizontally striped skirt and an updo hairstyle.

Technique & Style

Executed in a simple, elegant style, the drawing features clean lines and minimal shading, conveying understated sophistication.

Artist & collection

Artist

Carven

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