Oarsmen at Chatou by Pierre-Auguste Renoir gathers a group of figures along the banks of the Seine at Chatou, with skiffs drawn up at the shore and the river opening out beneath a bright sky. The brushwork is loose and broken, the palette built on luminous blues, soft greens, and warm flesh tones that catch the dappled light of a summer afternoon. Chatou was a favorite gathering place for Renoir and his circle of friends and sitters, drawn there for the riverside restaurants and the easy pleasures of the boating life. The picture distills a sun-warmed leisure scene into a radiant Impressionist composition.