<Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> 131 cm × 175 cm (52 in × 69 in) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Musée d'Orsay, Paris </Td> </Tr> <P> Bal du moulin de la Galette (commonly known as Dance at Le moulin de la Galette) is an 1876 painting by French artist Pierre - Auguste Renoir . It is housed at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris and is one of Impressionism's most celebrated masterpieces . The painting depicts a typical Sunday afternoon at the original Moulin de la Galette in the district of Montmartre in Paris . In the late 19th century, working class Parisians would dress up and spend time there dancing, drinking, and eating galettes into the evening . </P> <P> Like other works of Renoir's early maturity, Bal du moulin de la Galette is a typically Impressionist snapshot of real life . It shows a richness of form, a fluidity of brush stroke, and a flickering light . </P>

Dance at le moulin de la galette description