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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.
The landscape and windmills around Montmartre were the source of inspiration for a number of Van Gogh's paintings. The Moulin de la Galette, still standing, is located near the apartment he shared with his brother. Built in 1622, it was originally called Blute-Fin and belonged to the Debray family in the 19th century.
Le Moulin de la Galette: 1886 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow: Paris 46 x 38cm F 274 JH 1115 Le Moulin de Blute-Fin: 1886 Bridgestone Museum of Art, Tokyo: Paris 46.5 x 38cm F 273 JH 1116 Le Blute-Fin Mill: 1886 Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle: Paris 55.2 x 38 Discovered and authenticated by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam in 2010. [6]
Experts at a New York-based art data science firm believe a long-lost piece by Vincent van Gogh was sold at a garage sale in Minnesota and recently published a report about its investigation. In a ...
The high-end art market seems to be a great option for investment these days. On Tuesday, Vincent Van Gogh's painting, L'Allée des Alyscamps sold at a Sotheby's auction for $66.3 million to ...
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.
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]
The majority of the retrieved works was bought by C. Mouwen, who loaned some fifty paintings for an exhibition with art dealer Oldenzeel in Rotterdam in January 1903 and sold 25 paintings at an auction on 3 May 1904, and an unknown number went to his cousin W. van Bakel, lecturer at the Royal Military Academy in Breda. Because the names of the ...