Renoir and friends
Subtitle: Luncheon of the boating party
By: Eliza E. Rathbone ; with contributions by Mary Morton, Sylvie Patry, Aileen Ribeiro, Elizabeth Steele, and Sara Tas
Contributors: Morton, Mary G., writer of supplementary textual content; Patry, Sylvie, writer of supplementary textual content; Ribeiro, Aileen, 1944- writer of supplementary textual content; Steele, Elizabeth (Conservator), writer of supplementary textual content; Tas, Sara, writer of supplementary textual content; Renoir, Auguste, 1841-1919, artist; Phillips Collection
Publisher: The Phillips Collection, in association with GILES, an imprint of D Giles Limited
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781911282006
Subjects: Friends and associates; Phillips Collection; Exhibitions
Description: Pierre-Auguste Renoir's 'Luncheon of the Boating Party' (1880-81) is the jewel of The Phillips Collection. This volume reveals the fascinating characters in the painting and explores Renoir's technique.Eliza Rathbone is chief curator emerita at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.Mary Morton is curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.Sylvie Patry is deputy director of Collections & Exhibitions and Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA.Aileen Ribeiro is Professor Emeritus of the University of London.Elizabeth Steele is head of conservation at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.Sara Tas is a curator at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam.
Notes: "This catalog accompanies the exhibition Renoir and Friends: Luncheon of the Boating Party on display at The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., from October 7, 2017 - January 7, 2018."--Colophon.

"Taking as its focus The Phillips Collection's celebrated Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880- 1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, this exhibition uncovers the circumstances leading up to the painting's creation and the diverse and fascinating circle of friends who inspired it."--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / Dorothy Kosinski; title: Renoir's Luncheon of the boating party: le dernier grand tableau / Eliza E. Rathbone; title: Aline Charigot: model, wife, and muse / Sylvie Patry; title: Renoir/Caillebotte: realist relations / Mary Morton; title: The elusive Charles Ephrussi: collector, critic, and patron of the arts / Sara Tas; title: Renoir's way with clothes / Aileen Ribeiro; title: Reevaluation of Luncheon of the boating party / Elizabeth Steele with Thomas Lam, Stephanie Barnes, Jia-Sun Tsang, and Inge Fiedler; title: Works in the exhibition; title: Appendix; title: Selected bibliography; title: Photography credits; title: Index.