Who painted Le Moulin de la Galette?
Who painted Le Moulin de la Galette?
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Bal du moulin de la Galette/Artists
Pierre-Auguste Renoir1876 This painting is doubtless Renoir’s most important work of the mid 1870’s and was shown at the Impressionist exhibition in 1877.
When was Bal du Moulin de la Galette made?
1876
Bal du moulin de la Galette/Created
This week, get lost in the carefree atmosphere of an outdoor Parisian café on a Sunday afternoon in Auguste Renoir’s Bal du Moulin de la Galette. Painted in 1876, this Impressionist masterpiece depicts a typical 19th Century social scene in Montmartre.
Where did Renoir paint Bal du Moulin de Lagalette?
Paris
Bal du moulin de la Galette (commonly known as Dance at Le moulin de la Galette) is an 1876 painting by French artist Pierre-Auguste Renoir….
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| Dimensions | 131 cm × 175 cm (52 in × 69 in) |
| Location | Musée d’Orsay, Paris |
When did Renoir create Bal du Moulin de la Galette?
Renoir created Bal du moulin de la Galette, an oil painting measuring 52″ by 69″, in 1876. At this time, Impressionism was still in its early stages; Renoir, Claude Monet, Edgar Degas, and Camille Pissarro had held the inaugural Impressionist exhibition just two years prior.
What kind of art did Renoir do?
While many Impressionists worked en plein air, or “in open air,” Pierre-Auguste Renoir is particularly known for his outdoor depictions, with Bal du moulin de la Galette (“ Dance at the Moulin de la Galette “) among his most celebrated pieces.
Why did Renoir paint the butte Montmartre?
Though some of his friends appear in the picture, Renoir’s main aim was to convey the vivacious and joyful atmosphere of this popular dance garden on the Butte Montmartre. The study of the moving crowd, bathed in natural and artificial light, is handled using vibrant, brightly coloured brushstrokes.
