Impressionism-
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was born on the 25th of
February 1841 and died on the 3rd of December 1919. He started
painting when he turned 13 years old when he found a job as a porcelain painter
in a Parisian factory, creating flower designs on China. Renoir was a French
artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style.
Bal du moulin de la Galette is an 1876 painting. It is situated in the Musée
d'Orsay in Paris and is one of Impressionism's most celebrated pieces. This
painting was shown at the Impressionist exhibition in 1877 and is known to most
people as Renoir’s most important work of the 1870s. Although some of his best
friends appear in the painting Renoir's actual aim was to convey the playful
and joyful atmosphere of this popular dance garden on the Butte Montmartre. The
study of the moving crowd filled with natural and artificial light is handled using
vibrant, brightly coloured, thick brushstrokes.
In my honest opinion I really like this painting. I love how the painting
is crammed full of people. It is so busy
and the more you look, the more you find. I also really like the use of thick
brushstrokes and colour scheme. There seems to be a small contrast between the warm
summer yellow colours and cold blues and greys.
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