Impressionism · 1880s

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841–1919

Luncheon of the Boating Party (1880s) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Its palette is led by light reddish tan (#cba28e, 19%) and pale slate (#c0b4b4, 15%), with accents of scarlet red, dark grey, ivory and muted green. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

• #cba28e MG 151 light reddish tan 19.0% of canvas
• #a16858 MG 016 scarlet red 16.1% of canvas
• #c0b4b4 MG 207 pale slate 15.3% of canvas
• #4c4540 MG 176 taupe 15.1% of canvas
• #686f6b MG 216 dark grey 12.3% of canvas
• #29353f MG 211 dark slate 12.0% of canvas
• #f4ece4 MG 200 ivory 6.7% of canvas
• #45603d MG 058 muted green 3.5% of canvas

Color families

Gray 32%, Brown 32%, Red 11%, White 7%, Blue 7%

Measurements

Lightness

0.60

Contrast

0.56

Vividness

0.038

Warmth

+0.76

Complexity

232 cells

Hue range

0.64

Focus

0.01

Details

Date

1880s

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

130.2 × 175.6 cm

Genre

genre art

Collection

The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.

More by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

• Bal du moulin de la Galette, 1876
• The Umbrellas, c. 1881
• The Great Bathers, 1884
• Girls at the Piano, 1892