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1875 · Art Institute of Chicago

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise

Pierre-Auguste RenoirWikidata

painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Date
1875Wikidata
Art Institute of Chicago: 1875
Medium
Oil on canvasArt Institute of Chicago
Wikidata: Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions
55 × 65.9 cmArt Institute of Chicago
Wikidata: 55 × 65.9 cm
Genre
genre artWikidata
Materials
oil paint, canvasWikidata
Inventory no.
1922.437Wikidata
Credit line
Potter Palmer CollectionArt Institute of Chicago
Exhibitions
  • 2nd impressionist exhibition
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Provenance

Where it has been

  1. 1892 –
    Potter Palmer
    high confidenceWikidata · owned by
  2. Dates unknown
    Art Institute of Chicago
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection
  3. Dates unknown
    Potter Palmer Collection
    medium confidenceWikidata · collection

Exhibition historyArt Institute of Chicago

Paris, 11, rue Le Peletier, 2e exposition de peinture [second Impressionist exhibition], Apr. 1876, cat. 221, as Déjeûner chez Fournaise. Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings from the Collection of Mrs. Potter Palmer, May 10–Nov. 1910, cat. 51, as Breakfast by the river. Art Institute of Chicago, “A Century of Progress”: Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, May 23–Nov. 1, 1933, cat. 350. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Museum of Art, Manet and Renoir, Nov. 29, 1933–Jan. 1, 1934, no cat. no. (ill.). Art Institute of Chicago, “A Century of Progress”: Loan Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture for 1934, June 1–Oct. 31, 1934, cat. 239. Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Independent Painters of Nineteenth Century Paris, Mar. 15–Apr. 28, 1935, cat. 45 (ill.). Arts Club of Chicago, Origins of Modern Art, Apr. 2–30, 1940, cat. 13. Birmingham (Ala.) Museum of Art, Opening Exhibition, Apr. 8–June 3, 1951, no cat. no. (ill.). New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Apr. 4–May 18, 1952, no cat. New York, Wildenstein, Olympia’s Progeny: French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Paintings (1865–1905); Loan Exhibition for the Benefit of the Association for Mentally Ill Children in Manhattan, Inc., Oct. 28–Nov. 27, 1965, cat. 23 (ill.). Milwaukee Art Center, The Inner Circle, Sept. 15–Oct. 23, 1966, cat. 81 (ill.). Portland (Ore.) Art Museum, 75 Masterworks: An Exhibition of Paintings in Honor of the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Portland Art Association, 1892–1967, Dec. 12, 1967–Jan. 21, 1968, cat. 13 (ill.). Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings by Renoir, Feb. 3–Apr. 1, 1973, cat. 28 (ill.). Manchester, N.H., Currier Gallery of Art, Feb. 18–May 28, 1975, no cat. Pasadena, Calif., Norton Simon Museum of Art, Jan. 27–Oct. 31, 1978, no cat. Albi, Musée Toulouse-Lautrec, Trésors impressionnistes du Musée de Chicago, June 27–Aug. 31, 1980, cat. 21 (ill.). London, Hayward Gallery, Renoir, Jan. 30–Apr. 21, 1985, cat. 48 (ill.); Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, May 14–Sept. 2, 1985, cat. 47 (ill.); Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Oct. 9, 1985–Jan. 5, 1986. Art Institute of Chicago, Tour de France: Paintings, Photographs, Prints, and Drawings from the Collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dec. 9, 1989–Mar. 4, 1990, no cat. no. (ill.). Washington, D.C., Phillips Collection, Impressionists on the Seine: A Celebration of Renoir’s “Luncheon of the Boating Party,” Sept. 21, 1996–Feb. 23, 1997, cat. 40 (ill.). Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, Renoir’s Portraits: Impressions of an Age, June 27–Sept. 14, 1997, not in cat.; Art Institute of Chicago, Oct. 17, 1997–Jan. 4, 1998; Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, Feb. 8–Apr. 26, 1998 (Chicago only). Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, Theo van Gogh (1857–1891): Art Dealer, Collector, and Brother of Vincent, June 24–Sept. 5, 1999, cat. 125 (ill.); Paris, Musée d’Orsay, Sept. 27, 1999–Jan. 9, 2000. Art Institute of Chicago, Seurat and the Making of ‘La Grande Jatte,’ June 16-September 19, 2004, cat. 107 (ill.). London, National Gallery, Renoir Landscapes, 1865–1883, Feb. 21–May 20, 2007, cat. 34 (ill.); Ottawa, National Gallery of Canada, June 8–Sept. 9, 2007; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Oct. 4, 2007–Jan. 6, 2008. Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Art Museum, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–Nov. 2, 2008, cat. 23 (ill.). Art Institute of Chicago, A Case for Wine: From King Tut to Today, July 11–Sept. 20, 2009, no cat. Kunstmuseum Basel, Renoir: Between Bohemia and Bourgeoisie; The Early Years, Apr. 1–Aug. 12, 2012, cat. 40 (ill.). Madrid, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Renoir: Intimacy, Oct. 18 2016 - January 22 2017. Washington, D.C., The Phillips Collection, Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party, Oct. 7, 2017-January 7, 2018, cat. 22 (ill.). Paris, Musée d’Orsay, Renoir in Love, Mar. 17–July 19, 2026, cat. 71; London, National Gallery, Oct. 3, 2026–Jan. 31, 2027; Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, Feb. 20–June 30, 2027.
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