Luncheon of the Boating Party

For the 1875 painting by Renoir with the same theme and location, see Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise.
Le Déjeuner des canotiers
ArtistPierre-Auguste Renoir
Year1881[1]
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions129.9 cm × 172.7 cm (51 in × 68 in)
LocationThe Phillips Collection[2], Washington, DC

Luncheon of the Boating Party French: Le Déjeuner des canotiers is an 1881 painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Included in the Salon in 1882, it was identified as the best painting in the show by three critics.[3] It was purchased from the artist by the dealer-patron Paul Durand-Ruel and bought in 1923 (for $125,000) from his son by industrialist Duncan Phillips, who spent a decade in pursuit of the work.[4][5] It is now in The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.[2] It shows a richness of form, a fluidity of brush stroke, and a flickering light.

  1. ^ "Where's the Lunch? Looking at Renoir's Luncheon of the Boating Party". Smithsonian Magazine. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  2. ^ a b Smee, Sebastian (November 24, 2020). "At 100, the Phillips Collection doesn't seem to have aged". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  3. ^ The New painting, Impressionism, 1874-1886 : an exhibition organized by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco with the National Gallery of Art, Washington (2nd ed.). [San Francisco]: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 1986. p. 379. ISBN 0884010473.
  4. ^ "WebMuseum: Renoir, Pierre-Auguste: Le déjeuner des canotiers". www.ibiblio.org.
  5. ^ Panko, Ben (10 October 2017). "Exhibit Sheds New Light on Renoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party"". Smithsonian. Retrieved 11 October 2017.