Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 1875 - 55 × 65.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise by Pierre-Auguste Renoir - 1875 - 55 × 65.9 cm Art Institute of Chicago

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise

oil on canvas • 55 × 65.9 cm
  • Pierre-Auguste Renoir - February 25, 1841 - December 3, 1919 Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1875

This painting, also known as The Rowers' Lunch, portrays three people having lunch at the Maison Fournaise restaurant located on what is now known as the Île des Impressionnistes–an island in the Seine located to the west of Île-de-France. The island took its name when it became popular with Impressionist painters, including Claude Monet, in the second half of the 19th century. The painting itself is created in a sketchy way typical for Renoir. Everyone is so chilled and relaxed in this painting; whenever I look at it I think that this is how life should look ... so full of light, sun, and colors.  :)

P.S. Maison Fournaise still exists! And yes, this is the place where Renoir painted one of his most famous paintings, Luncheon of the Boating Party.  :)  Check out the connection between the movie Amelie and this famous painting!  <3

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