The painting captured an atmosphere of merriment, where Renoir and friends shared food, wine, and small talk on a balcony overlooking the Seine at a restaurant in Chatou.
This is a painting by French impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir. It was included in the seventh Impressionist exhibition in 1882 and was recognized as the best painting in the show. The painting captured an atmosphere of merriment, where Renoir and friends shared food, wine, and small talk on a balcony overlooking the Seine at a restaurant in Chatou.