Bal du moulin de la Galette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

1876 · Oil on canvas · Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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Bal du moulin de la Galette

Luncheon of the Boating Party

Dance at Bougival

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About this work

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919)
Year: 1876
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 131 × 175 cm
Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Movement: Impressionism

A Sunday afternoon dance in the garden of the Moulin de la Galette, an open-air dance hall on the hill of Montmartre, with couples waltzing under the acacias, a group of young men and women chatting at a table in the foreground and sunlight falling through the leaves in patches on the dancers' clothes. Renoir painted it in 1876, close to the spot; he rented a studio nearby and his friends posed for the figures. The dappled light, which some critics at the 1877 Impressionist exhibition took for stains, is the whole subject. The canvas was bought by Caillebotte, bequeathed to the French state in 1894 and is in the Musée d'Orsay. A smaller version painted at the same time is in a private collection.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Dappled light and dancing couples make this a living or dining room picture, over a sofa or sideboard at 24×36. Natural wood on soft white or pale blue keeps the sunlight; pair it with Luncheon of the Boating Party for two Renoir afternoons.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Impressionism painting
Era: 19th century (1876)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: classic
Rooms: living room, dining room, dorm room, hallway or entryway
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is Bal du moulin de la Galette in the public domain?

Yes. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée d'Orsay.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Bal du moulin de la Galette painted, and in what medium?

Bal du moulin de la Galette dates from 1876 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 131 × 175 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Bal du moulin de la Galette we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Renoir's Bal du moulin de la Galette — the whole dappled open-air dance shown uncropped beneath gallery typography. One of Impressionism's most celebrated scenes, framed as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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Arrives perfect or we reprint it — free. Every piece is made to order; if it shows up damaged or flawed we remake it, no return needed.

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