The French writer, mile Zola, claimed that the Impressionists were selling sketches that are hardly dry. Identify an example of an Impressionist painting that represents Zola's description.

In 1880, Renoir created the painting Luncheon of the Boating Party which was believed to be a reaction to his friend Emile Zola's critique that Impressionists sell "sketches that are hardly dry".

Most of Renoirs works from 1883-84 onwards demonstrated a new classical technique inspired by his visit to Italy and exposure to the works of Raphael, Velazquez, and Rubens. The difference in these later paintings is so marked that they have been grouped together under the title of the "Ingres" period, reflecting their slight similarity to the technique of Ingres. This period is also known as Renoirs "harsh"...