The Orange Trees (Les orangers) by Gustave Caillebotte. A sun-drenched Impressionist scene depicting a man reading in a straw hat beside large orange trees in white planters, with a woman standing in the background.

The Orange Trees (Les orangers)

Gustave Caillebotte

1878 · Oil Paint, Canvas

A luminous Impressionist masterpiece of leisurely garden life by Gustave Caillebotte.

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Where it works

A calm artwork with moderate presence with softened warm notes — sits quietly within a room.

Often works in
Living Room · Bedroom · Dining Room
Placement
Works well as a centered vertical note
Walls
Reads strongest when the wall gives it contrast
Color notes
Soft gray, Charcoal black, Olive green

About the piece

Painted in 1878, Gustave Caillebotte's 'The Orange Trees' captures a moment of quiet leisure in the garden of his family's estate at Yerres. The composition features the artist's brother, Martial, reading in the shade of large potted orange trees, while their cousin Zoé stands nearby, all bathed in the flickering light and dappled shadows characteristic of the Impressionist movement.

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