Chatou of the Maison Fournaise, a meeting place for Impressionist painters in the past. It was a place where Pierre-Auguste Renoir painted numerous pieces (portraits of the Fournaise family, surrounding landscapes etc.), most notably the "Déjeuner des canotiers (Luncheon of the Boating Party)" in 1881. The painting is today part of the Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C. On August 25, 1944, in Chatou, the nazis shot 27 people, civilians and members of the French Resistance. This event is today known as the "Massacre des 27 Martyrs". Chatou is served by Chatou – Croissy station on Paris RER line A. The community
Luncheon in the Studio where he painted "Luncheon in the Studio" and other works. "Luncheon" was posed in the dining room of Manet's rented house. Leenhoff is the focus of the painting, with his back to the other two people, who have at various points been identified as his mother and Manet. These identifications are now seen as incorrect; the man seated at the table, smoking a cigar and enjoying a coffee and a "digestif", is anonymous—although he bears a resemblance to Manet (his friend, the painter Auguste Rousselin has also been suggested). The woman gazing toward the viewer is a servant. Given the