Pierre-Auguste Renoir'sLuncheon of the Boating Party (1880-81) is the jewel of The Phillips Collection. This volume reveals the fascinating characters in the painting and explores Renoir's technique.

Eliza Rathbone is chief curator emerita at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

Mary Morton is curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Sylvie Patry is deputy director of Collections & Exhibitions and Gund Family Chief Curator at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, PA.

Aileen Ribeiro is Professor Emeritus of the University of London.

Elizabeth Steele is head of conservation at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.

Sara Tasis a curator at the Jewish Historical Museum in Amsterdam.