Monet Lily Pads Silk Habotai Scarf

DESIGNER'S NOTES A colourful Fox & Chave silk habotai scarf with a design derived from one of over 250 oil paintings by Claude Monet (1840-1926) centred on the large pond in his garden at Giverny. This work entitled simply Waterlilies , like so many others, was painted in the latter part of the series between the years 1914 and 1917. During this time, Monet emerged from a period of deep mourning following the deaths of his wife, Alice, and his eldest son, Jean. Despite his grief and the onset of cataracts, he began his most ambitious work: the Grandes Décorations . While World War I raged just miles from Giverny, Monet found a defiant sanctuary in his garden. He constructed a massive third studio to house enormous canvases, shifting his style toward grand, gestural abstraction. These years marked a transition from small studies to the immersive, panoramic water lily murals that would eventually define his final legacy. COLOURS STYLING A Fox & Chave habotai silk scarf can be worn with the classic knot style or a pussycat bow. You can even create a shawl effect by knotting two scarves together behind your neck and allowing them to drape over your shoulders. More scarf styling ideas are available in this wonderful  How to Tie a Scarf  book. Length: 150 cm Width: 33.5 cm Dry clean only 100% Habotai Silk Hand Rolled Hems Made in China

SKU:FC-62-409