The Maison Fournaise (; "House of Fournaise") is a restaurant and museum located on the
ÃŽle des Impressionnistes, a long island in
Seine
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river in
Chatou, west of
Paris.
History
In 1857, Alphonse Fournaise bought land in Chatou to open a boat rental, restaurant, and small hotel for the new tourist trade.
Closed in 1906, the Maison Fournaise remained abandoned before being restored in 1990 on the initiative of the town of Chatou, with the assistance of American private funds from the Friends of French Art.
This restaurant was meeting place of financial persons, politicians and painters of nearby places. That time Impressionist artist liked this restaurant because it was present near river, at this location reflection of sunshine on river's water was a pleasant site, open place and natural air.
The restaurant was a favorite of
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 ...
, who painted scenes of the restaurant including ''
Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise'' or ''The Rowers' Lunch'' (1879, ''Déjeuner chez Fournaise'', ''Déjeuner au Restaurant Fournaise'', ''Le Déjeuner au bord de la rivière'', or ''Déjeuner des Rameurs'') and ''
Luncheon of the Boating Party'' (1881, ''Le déjeuner des canotiers'') as well as several portraits of Fournaise family members and landscapes of the surrounding area.
Gallery
References
External links
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Restaurant de la Maison FournaiseThe Fournaise MuseumFriends of La Maison Fournaise
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Museums in Yvelines
Restaurants disestablished in 1906
Impressionism
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Art museums and galleries in ÃŽle-de-France
Buildings and structures in Yvelines
1857 establishments in France
1906 disestablishments in France
Art museums established in 1857
Restaurants established in 1857
Defunct restaurants in France