Luncheon of the Boating Party

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1880–1881 · Oil on canvas · The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

Size4:3 ratio

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About this work

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
Year: 1880–1881
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 130.2 × 175.6 cm
Collection: The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC
Movement: Impressionism

A group of friends linger over the end of lunch on the balcony of the Maison Fournaise, a restaurant on the Seine at Chatou, under a striped awning, with bottles and fruit on the white cloth and the river glimpsed through the railing. Renoir painted it in 1880 and 1881, and the sitters are identifiable: his future wife Aline Charigot plays with a small dog at the left, the painter Gustave Caillebotte sits backwards on a chair at the right, and the restaurant owner's children lean on the rail. He worked on it over several months, posing friends when he could get them. It was shown at the seventh Impressionist exhibition in 1882. Duncan Phillips bought it in 1923 for his new museum in Washington, where it remains.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A long lunch under a striped awning belongs in a dining room or kitchen, over the table or sideboard at 24×18, where the white cloth, bottles and fruit echo the room. Natural wood on cream or soft green; it is a warm, sociable picture.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1880–1881)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: kitchen, dining room, living room
Good gift for: housewarming, anniversary, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — natural wood flatters the lighter palette; black sharpens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Luncheon of the Boating Party in the public domain?

Yes. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Phillips Collection.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Luncheon of the Boating Party painted, and in what medium?

Luncheon of the Boating Party dates from 1880–1881 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 130.2 × 175.6 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Luncheon of the Boating Party we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

Luncheon of the Boating Party (Pierre-Auguste Renoir) — Luncheon of the Boating Party · Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1881. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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