Moulin de la Galette

Museum record 14664: Moulin de la Galette by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. A verified entry point for discovery.

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With this painting of the dance hall known as the Moulin de la Galette, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec established his reputation as the chronicler of the Montmartre district’s famed nightlife. A wooden barrier bisects the composition, dividing the frenzied action of the dance floor in the background from the stillness of the women waiting in the foreground. Toulouse-Lautrec used turpentine to thin his paint and applied it in loose washes, a technique known as peinture à l’essence . The result is a sketchy st…