This painting shows two halves of a pale-yellow lemon with visible seeds and a small hole in the center. Two green leaves and a short stem accompany the lemon halves. The lemon halves are placed side by side in the center of the painting, with one half slightly angled towards the right. The background is brown, and the lemon halves cast dark shadows.

Lemons

1884

Medium: oil on canvas
Classification: Painting
Period: 1876 to 1900
Image size: 9425 × 6320px

Description

This painting shows two halves of a pale-yellow lemon with visible seeds and a small hole in the center. Two green leaves and a short stem accompany the lemon halves. The lemon halves are placed side by side in the center of the painting, with one half slightly angled towards the right. The background is brown, and the lemon halves cast dark shadows.

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