HERMÈS Silk Scarf PERSPECTIVE by A. M. Cassandre C.1970s W/Box

REF: CVC180401012-CUK0225.76

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A stunning vibrant Hermès abstract ‘PERSPECTIVE’ Silk Scarf with box. This scarf was designed by A.M. Cassandre (Adolphe Mouron Cassandre) in 1951 and reedited for special edition by Hermès several times. This edition is 1970 (find below the reedition), It is a beautiful and a rare intricate abstract geometric perspective design in stunning vibrant colour in greyish-blue, brown, grey, blue and with off-white architectural blocks and clouds sky print design. A ‘Must-have’ rare highly collectable Hermès vintage scarf in your wardrobe!

In 1976 to celebrate the Franco-American friendship on the occasion of the Bicentenary of the independence of the United States, in 1984 – Published on the initiative of Roland Dumas (French Foreign Minister) on the occasion of diplomatic trips, in 1987 – Published for the extension of the CGE, the leading French Industrial Group, in 2009 published for the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention for the FIDH (this edition was personalised by Jane Birkin), in 1994 for published for the 100th anniversary of the creation of the international Olympic Committee, in 1995 published as a tribute to the distinction of Luxembourg – European City of Culture in 1995, in 2011 published in the initiative of the regional council of the île-de-France region and in 2020 published for the opening of the Hermès shop in Sydney.

The Story behind: Cassandre, pseudonym of Adolphe Jean-Marie Mouron (24 January 1901 – 17 June 1968), was a French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer.

As a young man, he moved to Paris, where he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and at the Académie Julian. The popularity of posters as advertising afforded him an opportunity to work for a Parisian printing house. Inspired by cubism as well as surrealism, he earned a reputation with works such as Bûcheron (Woodcutter), a poster created for a cabinetmaker that won first prize at the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes.

Later career
With the onset of World War II, Cassandre served in the French army until the fall of France. His business long gone, he survived by creating stage sets and costumes for the theatre, something he had dabbled in during the 1930s. After the war, he continued this line of work while also returning to easel painting. He worked with several famous French fashion houses, designing playing cards and scarfs for Hermès and the well-known Yves Saint Laurent logo. In his later years, Cassandre suffered from bouts of depression prior to his suicide in Paris in June 1968. He was buried in the Parisian Montparnasse Cemetery (8th division).

In 1985, his son Henri Mouron published a study of his father’s work in a book titled A.M. Cassandre