Alphonsine Fournaise

Alphonsine Fournaise

Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1879

Musée d'Orsay

Paris, France

About this painting

Alphonsine Fournaise, daughter of the restaurant's founder, was called "the soul of the House" — a muse to Renoir and other artists who flocked to her family's riverside establishment in Chatou.

Painting Details

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

73 × 93 cm (28.7 × 36.6 in)

Painted at

Chatou, France

Current location

Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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