His Most Famous Painting (Bal Au Moulin De La Galette Montmartre) - Renoir
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (born February 25, 1841) was one of the most revolutionary and venerated French 'Impressionist' artists of the seventeenth century.
His paintings always emphasized on natural beauty and he depicted the subjects in the various shades of light, coupled with bold brush strokes and a radiant use of colors, all typical of 'Impressionism.
' Owing to his passion for nature, Renoir mostly painted on site, rather than in the studio.
While creating milestones after milestones, the master of 'Impressionism,' Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painted his masterpiece, "Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre," in 1876.
During this period, young working class citizens of Paris would gather at the courtyard and would spend their evening, drinking, eating the traditional Galette, and dancing.
Renoir rendered one such spectacular evening onto canvas, as Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre ," showing the cheerful mood.
Renoir's ingenious experimentation with light, a riot of bright colors, applied with strong brush strokes impart a majestic finesse to the painting.
In Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre ," Renoir used women as his main subjects.
Many of the characters were actually the close associates of Renoir and he therefore, rendered their portraits into the painting.
The woman with striped attire in the foreground was Estelle, the sister of Pierre-Auguste's model Jeanne.
At the table in the foreground were the artist's close friends, namely Frank Lamy, Norbert Goeneutte, and Georges Rivière.
His another famous model Margot was portrayed as dancing with his Cuban friend and artist Cardenas.
Measuring 131 cm × 175 cm (52" × 69"), Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre" is currently exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Renoir had also created a smaller version of this painting, which is currently held as a private possession.
Initially, John Hay Whitney owned it.
After his death in 1990 however, his widow sold the painting to a great Japanese business tycoon and the chairperson of Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Company, Ryoei Saito, for an extravagant price of US$78 million at Sotheby's in the New York City.
Ryoei Saito had created a huge uproar and anger when he publicly announced that he want to be cremated along with this masterpiece.
He had held this painting as collateral in one of his business ventures, due to his sudden bankruptcy however, the bank sold this painting to an undisclosed buyer.
It is believed in the art circuit that a Swiss Collector owns the painting now.
An iconic exemplary of 'Impressionism,' "Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre" brilliantly showcases a daily activity, with so much 'special' fervor and excitement.
The dabbling of light and the portrayal of daily rituals with evanescent colors together, project the goodness and the joy of living.
The painting was listed as one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
His paintings always emphasized on natural beauty and he depicted the subjects in the various shades of light, coupled with bold brush strokes and a radiant use of colors, all typical of 'Impressionism.
' Owing to his passion for nature, Renoir mostly painted on site, rather than in the studio.
While creating milestones after milestones, the master of 'Impressionism,' Pierre-Auguste Renoir, painted his masterpiece, "Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre," in 1876.
During this period, young working class citizens of Paris would gather at the courtyard and would spend their evening, drinking, eating the traditional Galette, and dancing.
Renoir rendered one such spectacular evening onto canvas, as Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre ," showing the cheerful mood.
Renoir's ingenious experimentation with light, a riot of bright colors, applied with strong brush strokes impart a majestic finesse to the painting.
In Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre ," Renoir used women as his main subjects.
Many of the characters were actually the close associates of Renoir and he therefore, rendered their portraits into the painting.
The woman with striped attire in the foreground was Estelle, the sister of Pierre-Auguste's model Jeanne.
At the table in the foreground were the artist's close friends, namely Frank Lamy, Norbert Goeneutte, and Georges Rivière.
His another famous model Margot was portrayed as dancing with his Cuban friend and artist Cardenas.
Measuring 131 cm × 175 cm (52" × 69"), Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre" is currently exhibited at the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.
Renoir had also created a smaller version of this painting, which is currently held as a private possession.
Initially, John Hay Whitney owned it.
After his death in 1990 however, his widow sold the painting to a great Japanese business tycoon and the chairperson of Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Company, Ryoei Saito, for an extravagant price of US$78 million at Sotheby's in the New York City.
Ryoei Saito had created a huge uproar and anger when he publicly announced that he want to be cremated along with this masterpiece.
He had held this painting as collateral in one of his business ventures, due to his sudden bankruptcy however, the bank sold this painting to an undisclosed buyer.
It is believed in the art circuit that a Swiss Collector owns the painting now.
An iconic exemplary of 'Impressionism,' "Bal au Moulin de la Galette Montmartre" brilliantly showcases a daily activity, with so much 'special' fervor and excitement.
The dabbling of light and the portrayal of daily rituals with evanescent colors together, project the goodness and the joy of living.
The painting was listed as one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.
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