Luncheon of the Boating Party
Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881
Hats off. Glasses up. Lunch that will not end.
About this work
Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted Luncheon of the Boating Party in 1880–81. It shows a group of his friends relaxing on the balcony of the Maison Fournaise restaurant beside the Seine at Chatou, combining figures, still life and landscape in one canvas. The painter and collector Gustave Caillebotte sits at lower right; Aline Charigot, the seamstress Renoir married in 1890, plays with a small affenpinscher in the foreground; the collector and editor Charles Ephrussi appears at the back in a top hat; and the proprietor's daughter, Louise-Alphonsine Fournaise, leans on the railing near her brother Alphonse, who ran the boat rental. The diagonal of the railing splits the picture into a crowded half and an almost empty one, and light from the large opening in the balcony bounces off the white singlets and the tablecloth. The painting is thought to show the influence of Veronese's Wedding Feast at Cana in the Louvre. It was shown at the seventh Impressionist exhibition in 1882, bought by Paul Durand-Ruel, and purchased from his son in 1923 by Duncan Phillips for $125,000. It hangs in The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.
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Print facts
- Native resolution
- 9,025 × 6,684 px
- Sharp at 150 ppi up to
- 60 × 44 in
- Sizes
- Small (20 × 15 in) · $100 · 446 ppi
Medium (24 × 18 in) · $150 · 371 ppi
Large (36 × 27 in) · $300 · 248 ppi - Price includes
- Frame and US shipping · 14–21 days · 30-day returns
FAQ
Where can I buy a framed print of Luncheon of the Boating Party?
Here. Luncheon of the Boating Party is available as a framed print in three sizes: Small (20 × 15 in) for $100, Medium (24 × 18 in) for $150 and Large (36 × 27 in) for $300. Prices include the frame and US shipping; delivery takes 14–21 days, with 30-day returns.
What size works best for Luncheon of the Boating Party?
The file is 9,025 × 6,684 px, so every size is sharp: even Large (36 × 27 in) prints at 248 ppi. Choose Large (36 × 27 in) for a large wall; Small (20 × 15 in) suits a narrower space.
Is it legal to print Luncheon of the Boating Party?
Yes. Luncheon of the Boating Party is in the public domain: its copyright, if it ever had one, expired long ago. In the United States a faithful photograph of a public-domain painting does not create a new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel, 1999), so the image can be printed and sold freely.
