The Maison Fournaise circa 1900.

You could find me any time at Fournaise’s, he wrote.

There, I was fortunate enough to find as many splendid creatures as I could possibly desire to paint.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir ‘Luncheon of the Boating Party' (1880-1881) (Photo:The Phillips CollectionviaGoogle Arts & CulturePublic Domain)

Washington DC: The Phillips Collection, Pierre-Auguste Renoir - Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881)

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The Maison Fournaise circa 1900.(Photo:TangopasoviaWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir ‘Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise, The Rowers' Lunch,' (1875) (Photo:The Art Institute of ChicagoviaWikimedia CommonsPublic Domain)

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The Maison Fournaise today (Photo:MoonikviaWikimedia CommonsCC BY-SA 3.0)