Hot The Met Store Van Gogh Stylized Nature Double-Sided Square Silk Scarf

An art scarf inspired by The Met collection.

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) was enchanted by nature, which he avidly observed en plein air and indoors. This luxurious silk-twill scarf celebrates the artist’s profound fascination, with details from two of his paintings in The Met collection. Olive Trees (1889) is one of five pictures of olive orchards that Van Gogh made in November 1889. “What I’ve done is a rather harsh and coarse realism beside their abstractions,” he described, “but it will nevertheless impart a rustic note, and will smell of the soil.” On the reverse side of the scarf is Bouquet of Flowers in a Vase (1890). Though it shares stylistic similarities with some of his earlier compositions, its moody palette and graphic brushwork link it firmly with the…See More