Reach Out Alumni Assistance Network – Reach Out Nov 2012 Auction
Auction Ends: Jan 4, 2013 10:00 PM EST

Clothing

Monet Bridge and Water Lilies Scarf

Item Number
158
Estimated Value
99 USD
Opening Bid
70 USD

Item Description

In 1893, Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), a passionate horticulturist, purchased land with a pond near his property in Giverny, intending to build something “for the pleasure of the eye and also for motifs to paint.” The result was his water-lily garden. In the summer of 1899 he completed twelve paintings of views of the wooden footbridge over the pond, including Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies (1899) in the Museum’s collection. The picture’s vertical format gives prominence to the water lilies and their reflections. Our colorful scarf design is adapted from a detail in Monet’s luminous work.

Silk crêpe de chine. Imported. 64'' x 18''.

Item Special Note

  • Silk crêpe de chine
  • Imported
  • 64'' x 18''
  • Oblong scarf