Water lilies stole - Orangerie Museum

This silk stole is inspired by the fascinating 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 ...
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This silk stole is inspired by the fascinating 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, the stains of flowers. Wishing to participate in the Victory of 1918, Monet proposed to offer two large panels to the State and asked Clémenceau to act as an intermediary: 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 Orangery.
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