Bal du moulin de la Galette Painting
The Bal du moulin de la Galette Painting was created by the French painter Pierre-Auguste-Renoire in 1876. It is in exposition at the Musée d’Orsay in París and is one of the most celebrated masterpiece of the impressionism movement. The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at the Moulin de la Galette in the Montmartre district in París. In the 19th century, working class Parisians would dress up and spend time dancing, drinking and eating galettes until the evening.
Like other early works of Renoir, Bal du Moulin de la Gallete is a typical realistic image of impressionism, it shows a richness of form, a fluidity of brush stroke, and a flickering light.
Size: 131 centimeters in height, 175 centimeters in length.
Display: Displayed in canvas.
Current Location: Currently resides in Paris, France.
Owner: Musee dÓrsay
Estimated Price in January 1, 2013: $78 Million (Prices are rough estimates provided by well known experts in the field, adjusting prices once a year depending on how other rare paintings performed that year.) Up $2 million over previous year.
Estimated Price in January 1, 2012: $76 Million
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