Monet Chrysanthemums Chiffon Scarf

DESIGNER'S NOTES A floral Fox & Chave silk chiffon scarf with repeat pattern from an element of the painting Chrysanthemums (1897) by the French impressionist master Claude Monet (1840-1926). Monet's still life paintings of chrysanthemums, created primarily in the late 1870s, mark a striking departure from his more familiar landscapes. These works exhibit an intense, almost feverish focus on colour, texture, and light. Rather than arranging the flowers in naturalistic bouquets, Monet often clustered them in dense, voluminous arrangements that verge on abstraction. The chrysanthemums explode with pigments of crimson, gold, and violet, set against dark, subdued backgrounds, emphasising the luminosity of the flower heads. The paintings reflect his fascination with Japanese aesthetics, particularly the Japonisme trend, evident in the flat planes of colour and decorative composition. Though less known than his water lilies, Monet's chrysanthemum studies reveal his early mastery of painterly freedom, emotional immediacy, and the ephemeral beauty of nature, prefiguring modernist sensibilities. COLOURS STYLING There are many ways to style a Fox & Chave chiffon silk scarf including the basic drape, belted drape and reverse drape. Our chiffon silk scarfs look really good worn in the bandit knot or faux infinity style too. More scarf styling ideas are available in this wonderful How to Tie a Scarf book. Length: 180 cm Width: 52 cm Dry clean only 100% Silk Chiffon Hand Rolled Hems

SKU:FC-24-125