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Luncheon of the Boating Party
1880 - 1881
The Phillips Collection
Shortly after confirming his purchase of the Luncheon of the Boating Party, Duncan Phillips wrote an enthusiastic letter from Paris informing his treasurer of the acquisition: “The Phillips Memorial Gallery is to be the possessor of one of the greatest paintings in the world… It will do more good in arousing interest and support for (the Phillips Memorial Gallery) than all the rest of our collection put together. Such a picture creates a sensation wherever it goes.” In an affirmation of Phillips’s foresight, these statements have proved themselves correct.
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Shortly after confirming his purchase of the Luncheon of the Boating Party, Duncan Phillips wrote an enthusiastic letter from Paris informing his treasurer of the acquisition: “The Phillips Memorial Gallery is to be the possessor of one of the greatest paintings in the world… It will do more good in arousing interest and support for (the Phillips Memorial Gallery) than all the rest of our collection put together. Such a picture creates a sensation wherever it goes.” In an affirmation of Phillips’s foresight, these statements have proved themselves correct.
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- Size:
- 130.2 x 175.6 cm
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- License:
- This photographic reproduction is in the public domain
- For more:
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Luncheon_of_the_Boa…
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Created by
Auguste Renoir
Artist (France)
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Uploaded by
Keisha KR
Artist (United Kingdom)
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