The Cleveland Museum of Art Special Exhibitions Masterworks from The Phillips Collection

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Image of Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)<br><I>Luncheon of the Boating Party</I>, 188081 <br>Oil on canvas <br>51-1/4 x 69-1/8 inches <br>Acquired 1923 <br>Cat. 121
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919)
Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880-81
Oil on canvas
51-1/4 x 69-1/8 inches
The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired 1923

Highlights of the Exhibition

The centerpiece of this exhibition features one of the world's most famous and reproduced French Impressionist paintings, Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919). This painting reflects and celebrates modern life and the new social realities of the late 19th century, featuring Renoir's young, attractive friends dallying over lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise on an island at Chatou, outside Paris. They are seen enjoying a beautiful day on the river with food and wine and the company of friends. This masterpiece has traveled outside The Phillips Collection only once in the past 15 years, and it is much larger than most Impressionist paintings, measuring at 4-1/2 x 6 feet.


The exhibition features 59 celebrated European paintings from the 17th through the mid-20th centuries.


Image of Georges Braque (French, 1882-1963)<br><I>The Round Table</I>, 1929 <br>Oil, sand and charcoal on canvas <br>57-3/8 x 44-3/4 inches <br>Acquired 1934 <br>Cat. 35 Georges Braque, The Round Table, 1929
Image of Paul Cézanne (Franch, b. 1839-1906)<br><I>Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears</I>, 1890-93 <br>Oil on canvas <br>18-1/4 x 21-7/8 inches <br>Gift of Gifford Phillips in memory of his father, James Laughlin Phillips, 1939 <br>The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired 1939 Paul Cézanne, Ginger Pot with Pomegranate and Pears, 1890-93
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, View from the Farnese Gardens, Rome, 1826
Image of Honoré Daumier (France, 1808-1879)<br><I>The Uprising</I>, 1848 or later <br>Oil on canvas <br>34-1/2 x 44-1/2 inches <br>The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired 1925 Honoré Daumier, The Uprising, 1848 or later
Image of Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas <br>(French, 1834-1917) <br><I>Dancers at the Bar</I>, ca. 1900 <br>Oil on canvas <br>51-1/4 x 38-1/2 inches <br>The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., acquired1944 Edgar Degas, Dancers at the Bar, ca. 1900

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