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| Maison Fournaise | |
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 Maison Fournaise in Chatou, west of Paris, France | |
 Interactive map of Maison Fournaise | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 1857 |
Previous owner | Alphonse Fournaise |
| Location | Chatou, France |
Maison Fournaise (French: [mɛzɔ̃ fuʁnɛz]; lit. 'Fournaise House') is a restaurant and museum located on the Île des Impressionnistes, a long island in Seine river in Chatou, west of Paris.[1] It is best known for having been a painting place of Pierre-Auguste Renoir.
History
[edit]In 1857, Alphonse Fournaise bought land in Chatou to open a boat rental, restaurant, and a small hotel for the new tourist trade.
Closed in 1906, the Maison Fournaise remained abandoned until it was restored in 1990 on the initiative of the town of Chatou, with the assistance of American private funds from the Friends of French Art.
The restaurant was meeting place of financial persons, politicians and painters of nearby places. At that time, impressionist artist liked this restaurant because it was situated close to the river, at this location reflection of sunshine on river's water made it a pleasant site, an open place with natural air.[2]
The restaurant was a favorite of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who painted scenes of the restaurant including Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise or The Rowers' Lunch (1879, Déjeuner chez Fournaise, Déjeuner au Restaurant Fournaise, Le Déjeuner au bord de la rivière, or Déjeuner des Rameurs) and Luncheon of the Boating Party (1881, Le déjeuner des canotiers) as well as several portraits of Fournaise family members and landscapes of the surrounding area.
Gallery
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References
[edit]- ↑ "The Renoir Masterpiece & Maison Fournaise". iTravelWithArt. 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ↑ "Historical – Association des Amis de la Maison Fournaise". amisfournaisechatou.com. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
External links
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Media related to Maison Fournaise at Wikimedia Commons- Restaurant de la Maison Fournaise Archived 2017-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- The Fournaise Museum
- Friends of La Maison Fournaise
48°53′23″N 2°09′48″E / 48.8896°N 2.1633°E
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- Museums in Yvelines
- Restaurants disestablished in 1906
- Impressionism
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir
- Art museums and galleries in Île-de-France
- Buildings and structures in Yvelines
- 1857 establishments in France
- 1906 disestablishments in France
- Art museums and galleries established in 1857
- Restaurants established in 1857
- Defunct restaurants in France