Luncheon

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A full shot painting depicts a boisterous gathering of over a dozen French men and women in various late-19th-century styles of dress, enjoying a meal of fast food outdoors on a patio next to a river with white sails from boats visible through the lush riverbank foliage. A long banister runs along the right side of the canvas. The scene is framed at the top by a striped awning of muted red and saffron yellow. In the foreground, on the table covered with a white tablecloth, are spread various take-out containers of McDonald's hamburgers, french fries, chicken nuggets, and Coca-Cola cans and cups. A dark-haired man in a white undershirt and straw boater hat with a blue ribbon is seated at the right, holding a french fry. He glances to his left at a woman in a navy dress with a frilly white collar and a white-striped hat, who looks back with a slight smile. Behind them and to the right, a bearded man in a brown jacket and white collared shirt with a black bow looks down thoughtfully. Behind him, another younger woman in a white hat with a blue ribbon turns her face away from the viewer. On the far right, a man in