Now housed in The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., this masterpiece of French Impressionism depicts an idyllic scene on a balcony overlooking the River Seine. Featuring many of Renoir’s actual friends and acquaintances sharing food, wine & conversation, from businessmen to critics to writers to seamstresses, this painting shows the new, diverse & modern society that was forming in Paris around the late 19th Century. The colours are rich with fluid brush work creating an exquisite balance of sharp details and blurry impressions.