The Phillips Collection Pairs with Sofitel to Honor Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating Party
By • October 19, 2011 0 1830
The centerpiece of Duncan Phillip’s collection has been returned to its original location in the Main Gallery to celebrate the 90th anniversary of America’s first museum of modern art. The Sofitel Washington, D.C. Lafayette celebrated the occasion with Renoir-inspired cuisine prepared by Chef Olivier Perret and other enticements. Phillips Director Dorothy Kosinski expressed her delight that the painting is displayed close to its original placement amid works by Braque, Cézanne, Monet and Picasso. Duncan Phillips’s 1923 purchase set a record price for the time.
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- Phillips Director Dorothy Kosinski with Renoir’s Luncheon of the Boating | Photo by James R. Brantley
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- Courtney Overcash
