Metropolitan Museum of Art, Delacoix, 'Landscape with Stars' Scarf, 100% Silk, 36" Square
The dreamy nocturne on this Met silk scarf, complete with a hand-rolled hem, honors Landscape with Stars (ca. 1905–8), a poetic watercolor of a starry sky by Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix) (French, 1856–1910).
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About the Henri Delacroix
Delacroix painting, now in The Met collection, unites the long, broken brushstrokes of the artist's late works with a murky landscape of pen and ink. The picture's impressionistic forms are notably reminiscent of Japanese painting.