Auguste Renoir: Picture 'Ball at the Moulin de la Galette' (1876), framed

Art History(s) - Renoir's 'Ball at the Moulin de la Galette'. There are two versions of Renoir's 'Ball'. One of them hangs in the Musée d'Orsay, another caused a furore on the art market when a Japanese collector bought it for 78 million dollars and announced that he would have it buried with him in the event of his death. The art world was in an uproar - and happy when he sold the painting on to a Swiss collector after all. The loss would have been unimaginable: The 'Ball at the Moulin de la Galette' is one of the most important works of early Impressionism. Above all because of its masterfully executed Impressionist painting technique, in which every splash of colour carries meaning. The colourful hustle and bustle is masterfully executed, and at the same time the 'Ball' demonstrates how a painter of Renoir's stature could depict the interplay of artificial and natural light. It is also an interesting portrait of the Paris of his time in terms of art history, as it brings together Renoir's fellow painters and a number of Renoir's models from this period, who also appear in other works, in a dancing round dance.Original: oil on canvas, privately owned. Reproduced using the fine art giclée process on artist's canvas, stretched on a stretcher and framed in an elegant real wood frame. Limited edition of 499 copies, with certificate. Size approx. 69 x 89 cm (H/W). ars mundi exclusive edition.