Luncheon of the Boating Party Art Exhibition by Pierre A. Renoir Gallery Wall Henry Hu - Candles Figures silhouetted along the water's

Figures silhouetted along the water's edge anchor the scene

entirely characteristic of Hokusai's ability to find drama in geography

The composition places the bird against a spare landscape

Plate Nr 1 arranges stylised leaves in rhythmic symmetry — flattened

Luncheon of the Boating Party Art Exhibition by Pierre A. Renoir Gallery Wall Henry Hu - Candles Figures silhouetted along the water'sRenoir's "Luncheon of the Boating Party" captures a sun drenched afternoon on the Seine with the loose, light filled brushwork that defines French Impressionism at its most joyful. A gathering of friends fills the canvas in animated conversation, their forms woven together by dappled light and the warm glow of late summer. The painting's diagonal composition anchored by the awning above and the river beyond draws the eye through multiple layers of