À propos de l’œuvre
Cap Martin, près de Menton, par Claude Monet
Claude Monet · cap Martin · 1884 · W897
Cape Martin, near Menton W897hand painted reproduction
From the eastern shore of Cape Martin, a pink path runs along the rocks and pines before leading towards Menton, the bay and the Maritime Alps. This oil on canvas measuring 67.2 × 81.6 cm, painted in 1884, is kept at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston under number 25.128 and corresponds to Wildenstein 897.
Look at the work
A clear road opens the rocky coast towards Menton and the Alps
The path starts from the left foreground and narrows between the rocks. The pines form a dark screen, but their openings reveal the city and the blue sea.
The mountains occupy the top of the canvas with very little material. Monet maintains areas of clear preparation and indicates clouds and reliefs with a few touches of blue, pink and gray.
W897 contrasts the tactile density of the shore with the almost reserved air of the sky: depth depends as much on matter as on perspective.
Composition, touch and light
What Monet builds behind the impression of snapshot
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
A view of the eastern slope
The view crosses the bay from Cape Martin towards Menton and the Alps. The curve of the path organizes this movement from near to far.
A sky left largely in reserve
The MFA emphasizes the paint economy in the upper part. A few lines are enough to suggest mountains and clouds without weighing down the atmosphere.
Version 25.128
The 67.2 × 81.6 cm format, the Boston Museum inventory and Wildenstein 897 distinguish this view from the group painted in April 1884.
Reference image
Read this specific version
Only one reference image is used. The exact image of 25.128 is provided in real WebP of 1600 × 1321 px, without artificial enlargement.
A very clear path diagonal
The pink of the trail must retain variations of blue, ocher and white to remain integrated into the rocks.
Cooled plans towards the Alps
The warm, contrasting colors in the foreground become bluer and lighter as the landscape recedes.
A deliberately unequal material
The rocks and trees are worked in visible touches, while the sky retains a thin layer and reserves.
Documented benchmarks
Three pieces of information specific to this work
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston preserves Cap Martin, near Menton, oil on canvas from 1884, 67.2 × 81.6 cm, inventory 25,128 and Wildenstein 897.
April 1884 on the Riviera
This painting belongs to the group painted at the end of Monet's Mediterranean stay, after the landscapes of Bordighera.
Towards Menton and the Maritime Alps
Monet places himself on the east side of the cape. The city appears beyond the bay, dominated by the mountains near the border.
Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection
The painting enters MFA Boston under number 25.128 and belongs to the Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection.
Your reproduction
What the painter must preserve
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
- Version 25.128, Wildenstein 897
- The pink path that runs along the coast
- The pines and rocks in the foreground
- The clear sky left partially in reserve
Work sheet
| Title | Cape Martin, near Menton W897 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1884 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 67.2 × 81.6 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, United States |
| Inventory | 25.128 · Wildenstein 897 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
A palette designed with the room
This bright landscape works in a living room, office or wide hallway. A sand wall, light wood and Mediterranean blue or pine green accents naturally accompany the palette.
