The only large citrus motif of the stay
Monet had come to the Riviera with the desire to paint fruit trees against Mediterranean light. Under the lemon trees is the composition where this research becomes the main subject.
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Artwork description
Claude Monet · 1884 · Bordighera · W873
Under dense cover, lemon trees multiply into thin trunks and yellow, green and orange spots, while a light blue opening crosses the upper foliage. This oil on vertical canvas of 73.5 × 60.5 cm, painted in Bordighera in 1884, belongs to Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek under the number MIN 1968.

Look at the work
No horizon stabilizes the scene. The gaze enters between the trunks, crosses several levels of branches then encounters a clearer light in the upper part. The large curved tree on the left serves as a threshold and the finer lemon trees organize the successive shots.
The fruits are not drawn one by one: touches of yellow, orange and red-brown float in a network of greens, blues and purples. The ground receives colder and more horizontal passages, while the branches form a dark mesh.
W873 doesn't just describe lemon trees: it makes you feel the air, shade and bursts of light circulating inside the orchard.
Composition, touch and light
Three precise elements allow us to understand this composition and the essential difficulties of faithful reproduction.
Monet had come to the Riviera with the desire to paint fruit trees against Mediterranean light. Under the lemon trees is the composition where this research becomes the main subject.
The vertical format and tight foliage remove almost any escape. The depth relies on overlaps, cooling of colors at the bottom and differences in sharpness between the trunks.
The dimensions of 73.5 × 60.5 cm, the MIN 1968 inventory and the reference W873 precisely identify the canvas of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek among the gardens painted in Bordighera.
Reference image
Only one image is used: a real photograph of the work à la Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, cropped on the canvas then converted into a real WebP of 2,460 × 2,950 px, without artificial enlargement.
The trees are thin, curved and spaced without regularity. Their position must remain legible under the foliage so that the viewer can advance visually into the orchard.
Illuminated fruits and leaves appear in small touches, never in large areas. Their dispersion creates flickering and prevents the green mass from closing.
The top and center receive tight overlays, while the ground retains more horizontal passages. This difference separates the plant cover from the space where the trees grow.
Documented benchmarks
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek preserves Under the Lemon Trees, oil on canvas from 1884, 73.5 × 60.5 cm, inventory MIN 1968 and Wildenstein 873.
The painting belongs to the campaign carried out on the Italian coast in early 1884, when Monet worked in gardens rich in palm, olive and citrus trees.
The painting is kept in Copenhagen under the number MIN 1968. Its data is also recorded in the Kunstindeks Danmark under the identifier 105131.
This reference connects the work to the sequence of landscapes of Bordighera and distinguishes it from the Gardens of Villa Moreno, the Palm Trees and the Villas of the same countryside.
Your reproduction
Fidelity here depends on precise relationships between light, touch, depth and color temperature.
| Title | Under the lemon trees W873 |
|---|---|
| Artist | Claude Monet (1840 -1926) |
| Date | 1884 |
| Original technique | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 73.5 × 60.5 cm |
| Orientation | Vertical |
| Conservation | Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Inventory | MIN 1968 · Wildenstein 873 |
| Your reproduction | Handmade oil painting on canvas |
Presentation in your interior
Its vertical format is suitable for an entrance, a bookcase or a wall between two windows. Light stone walls, brown wood and some muted yellow accessories extend the depth of the orchard without darkening it.
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