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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. It is housed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and is one of Impressionism's most celebrated masterpieces. [1]
In September 1900, 18-year-old Pablo Picasso arrived in Paris with his friend Carlos Casagemas for the Universal Exhibition.The subject of the work is a night scene in the famous Parisian nightclub Moulin de la Galette, crowded with people dancing, in the middle band, or resting at tables, in the lower left corner.
The Moulin de la Galette (French pronunciation: [mulɛ̃ də la ɡalɛt]) is a windmill and associated businesses situated near the top of the district of Montmartre in Paris. Since the 17th century the windmill has been known for more than just its milling capabilities.
Le Moulin de la Galette is the title of several paintings made by Vincent van Gogh in 1886 of a windmill, the Moulin de la Galette, which was near Van Gogh and his brother Theo's apartment in Montmartre. The owners of the windmill maximized the view on the butte overlooking Paris, creating a terrace for viewing and a dance hall for entertainment.
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Concerning the subject, it is interesting to note that unlike Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who captured this same environment in a bustling moment in 1876 and 1889, respectively, Casas opted to give a sad and sordid image of the place. Casas captured a wide panoramic view of the dimly lit room, with only two figures ...
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Cordey was close to Renoir and was one of his most loyal companions. Cordey appeared in several paintings by the master painter, for example, the Bal du moulin de la galette ("Dance at Le moulin de la Galette") and La Conversation ("The Conversation"). Auguste Renoir's son, Jean, reported a theory of Cordey's which appealed a lot to his father ...