Water lilies stole - Orangerie Museum
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This silk stole is inspired by the fascinating Nymphéas (water lilies) of Claude Monet.
For nearly thirty years Monet was interested in the representation of the same plant species: the water lily. The first canvases, painted from 1897 onwards, are small, almost square. More than two hundred and fifty canvases were painted on this theme: nature in its primordial forms: water, light, vegetation, flower stains. Wishing to participate in the Victory of 1918, Monet proposed to offer two large panels to the State and asked Clémenceau to act as a middleman: these eight vast compositions were eventually installed, after the death of the painter but according to his instructions, in two large oval rooms of the Orangerie.
The Giverny estate was the place where the artist Claude Monet created his most remarkable group of compositions, the Water Lilies, which became the central theme of his paintings throughout the seasons. These masterpieces bear witness to the unique sensitivity of the painter who, throughout his career, was able to capture with virtuosity the subtle variations of light on his water lily pond.
Finish: Hand-rolled hem.
Hand-rolled is a refined hemming technique based on the skills of hand sewing.
The craft of roulotting, once widespread in France, is now disappearing. Only a few well-known brands still practice it.
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Where are Monet's Water Lilies
Claude Monet's famous Water Lilies are mainly on show at the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris, where they occupy two vast oval rooms specially designed to house them. This unique installation, inaugurated in 1927, comprises eight monumental compositions offered by the artist to France the day after the armistice of 11 November 1918, as a symbol of peace. Other paintings in the Water Lilies series are also kept in various prestigious institutions, including the Musée Marmottan Monet and the Musée d'Orsay.
Why did Claude Monet paint the Water Lilies?
Claude Monet was deeply inspired by the water garden he created at his estate in Giverny in 1893, where he grew water lilies that became his exclusive source of inspiration. For more than thirty years, from 1895 until his death in 1926, the artist devoted himself to capturing the subtle variations of light and changing reflections on his water lily pond. This artistic quest resulted in almost 250 canvases, the most monumental of which were donated to France as a symbol of peace following the Armistice of 1918. The Water Lilies thus represent the culmination of a lifetime of pictorial research, combining the painter's passion for his garden with his incomparable mastery of natural light.
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