Description
100% Silk Tweed
90 cm x 90 cm
Silk square
Hand rolled edges
Dry clean only
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Silk Twill Scarf – Anny Ahlers as Madame Dubarry
£60.00
Designed exclusively for Gainsborough’s House to accompany the stunning ‘de Laszlo’ exhibition, a pure Silk Twill Scarf with hand rolled hems featuring Anny Ahlers, The German actress and singer.
The artist found his subject so inspiring that he painted a full-length instead, giving him the opportunity to paint the expansive layers of fabric of her costume, thus painting one of the most successful full lengths of his career.
The German actress and singer Anny Ahlers (1906–1933) came to London in 1932 to appear at His Majesty’s Theatre in the musical comedy The Dubarry. Sir Merrik Burrell saw her perform and was moved to commission a half-length portrait in costume from de László. The artist found his subject so inspiring that he painted a full-length instead, giving him the opportunity to paint the expansive layers of fabric of her costume, thus painting one of the most successful full lengths of his career.
