Outdoor dining is the necessary rage in 2020, and Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s sumptuous The Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) is one of the most idyllic images of its charms. Now in the Phillips ...

Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party,’ 1880-81. ... Pierre-Auguste Renoir was fed up with herding people to sit for his ambitious tableau of revelers on a restaurant balcony.

Luncheon of the Boating Party is one of Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s most famous works. It’s also one of the best-known depictions of an alfresco lunch outing in art history. Set in a cafe ...

Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Image courtesy of the Phillips Collection Mealtimes are fairly well represented in fine art. Wayne Thiebaud had an affinity for deserts.

Booze, bros and boater hats: Pierre-Auguste Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881). Credit: Picasa You probably wish your New Year’s Eve sunset party was this majestically faded.

The Phillips Collection frames Renoir and Friends as the start of a countdown to its 100th birthday party in 2021. The museum is popping bottles early, in part because this milestone is unprecedented.

One of Renoir’s most impressive works has much to say about the painter’s time and circle. ... Renoir’s ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party’ (1880–81) Photo: The Phillips Collection.

From Claude Monet to Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Edgar Degas, Impressionism has left a legacy of legendary canvases you can see in the world's most prestigious museums. Let’s take a tour!

While the strength of many works in “New Encounters” is emphasized by their removal from their habitual locations, the well-documented relationship between Matisse and Renoir is less visible.