Paris museum buys Impressionist masterpiece thanks to LVMH donation

A Boating Party by French painter Gustave Caillebotte has gone on display (Aurelien Morissard/AP)

A French museum has acquired an Impressionist masterpiece thanks to a huge donation from luxury goods giant LVMH.

LVMH donated the 43 million euros (£38m) needed to acquire A Boating Party by 19th-century French artist Gustave Caillebotte.