Description
Pierre A. Renoir – Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise
| Year of creation: | 1875 |
| Original size: | 66 cm x 55 cm |
| Painting style: | Impressionism |
| Original technique: | Oil on canvas |
| Located: | Art Institute of Chicago, USA |
In this painting, Renoir has beautifully captured the sunlight of a beautiful summer day streaming through the leaves of the trees into an outdoor restaurant. Like the scene itself, the colors and brushstrokes used are airy and relaxed. At this point in his career, the artist was committed to depicting colors in the open air, full of light, almost completely neglecting the black and gray shades of the palette. The shadows on the white clothes and tablecloths are pale blue, matching the dark colors of the woman’s dress and the shades in the river.
