Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Time Period

1876

Abstract

Renoir delighted in `the people's Paris', of which the Moulin de la Galette near the top of Montmartre was a characteristic place of entertainment, and his picture of the Sunday afternoon dance in its acacia-shaded courtyard is one of his happiest compositions. In still-rural Montmartre, the Moulin, called `de la Galette' from the pancake which was its speciality, had a local client

Keywords

Paris, France, Paris, France, Style: French Impressionist, School: Impressionist, Movement: Impressionism, Impressionism, Painting;, Painting

Geographic Location

Paris, France; Paris, France

Holding Location

University of South Florida

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Media Type

Paintings; Pictures

Identifier

A01-PFF0285

Dancing at the Moulin de la Galette

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