''Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise'', also known as ''The Rowers' Lunch'', ''Déjeuner chez Fournaise'', or ''Déjeuner au Restaurant Fournaise'', is a 1875 painting by
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (; 25 February 1841 – 3 December 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that "R ...
. It portrays three people having lunch at the
Maison Fournaise
The Maison Fournaise (; "House of Fournaise") is a restaurant and museum located on the ÃŽle des Impressionnistes, a long island in Seine river in Chatou, west of Paris.
History
In 1857, Alphonse Fournaise bought land in Chatou to open a boat r ...
located on the
ÃŽle des Impressionnistes
The ÃŽle des Impressionnistes (), or ÃŽle de Chatou, is an island in the Seine located to the west of ÃŽle-de-France, between the communes of Chatou in Yvelines, on the right bank (to which it is administratively attached), and Rueil-Malmaison in ...
in the
River Seine
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at
Chatou
Chatou () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the ÃŽle-de-France region in north-central France. Chatou is a part of the affluent suburbs of western Paris and is on the northwest side of the Seine river about from the city's center.
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, west of
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. A rower and a
coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
The crew consists of four rowers, each having one oa ...
are portrayed outside the restaurant, boating on the river.
The painting is exhibited at the
Art Institute of Chicago
The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago's Grant Park, founded in 1879, is one of the oldest and largest art museums in the world. Recognized for its curatorial efforts and popularity among visitors, the museum hosts approximately 1.5 mill ...
.
Renoir also painted the Maison Fournaise in his 1881 ''
Luncheon of the Boating Party
''Luncheon of the Boating Party'' french: Le Déjeuner des canotiers is an 1881 painting by French impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Included in the Seventh Impressionist Exhibition in 1882, it was identified as the best painting in the s ...
''.
References
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1875 paintings
Paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Food and drink paintings
Ships in art
Paintings in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago