A tree used as a living setting
The pine doesn't just occupy the foreground. Its branches direct the gaze towards the city and measure the distance which separates the shore near the ramparts.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · Antibes · 1888 · W1170
A pine tree with widely spread branches frames the bay of Antibes, whose ramparts and towers appear in a pink mist beyond the turquoise water. Signed and dated Claude Monet 88 lower right, this oil on canvas measuring 65.7 × 82.1 cm is kept at the Philadelphia Museum of Art under number 1978-1-22 and corresponds to Wildenstein 1170.

Look at the work
The tree occupies the entire right half, its trunk rising from the shore before dividing into blue and purple branches. The city forms a low band on the left, separated from the viewer by the bay and softened by the atmosphere.
The foliage mixes yellow, blue, green and mauve; the trunk combines red, pink and purple. Opposite, the ramparts are built with small touches of cream and pink, above green water covered in blues.
Antibes is not described as precise architecture: the city is a luminous presence that the bay, the mist and the pine branches make appear in the distance.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
The pine doesn't just occupy the foreground. Its branches direct the gaze towards the city and measure the distance which separates the shore near the ramparts.
Towers, walls and roofs are indicated by small light touches. Their low contrast retains the atmospheric effect of the morning and avoids dry topographical description.
Unlike the most vibrant views of Antibes, W1170 combines soft pinks, blues and greens. This range gives the morning a calm light rather than overwhelming heat.
Reference image
Only one exact image of W1170 is used throughout the file. The real WebP measures 3,000 × 2,000 px, since reduced an actual photograph of the work at the museum to 5,184 × 3,456 px without enlargement.
The trunk separates into several axes and the branches spread to the left. Their precise design organizes the entire composition.
Pine and bushes should not turn black. Purple, blue and red maintain their density while remaining connected to the atmosphere.
The ramparts must remain visible without strong contours. Their low saturation allows the distance and the morning mist to remain.
Documented benchmarks
The Philadelphia Museum of Art preserves Morning at Antibes, oil on canvas from 1888, 65.7 × 82.1 cm, inventory 1978-1-22 and Wildenstein 1170.
The painting was acquired the same year of its execution, then passed through several American collections before entering the museum.
The work joined the Philadelphia Museum of Art and received the number 1978-1-22. Today it belongs to the European painting collection.
The unique WebP shows the painting in its carved frame at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This view retains the scale of presentation and the real appearance of the canvas in the gallery.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Morning in Antibes W1170 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1888 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 65.7 × 82.1 cm |
| Orientation | Horizontal |
| Conservation | Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Inventory | 1978-1-22 · Wildenstein 1170 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
This gentle Mediterranean view is suitable for a living room, bedroom or office. A very light pale blue, gray green or pink wall and a gold or natural frame extend its light.
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