The painting "Ball at the Moulin de la Galette" (1876) - one of Renoir's most famous works - is a genre scene painted in the open air. Moulin de la Galette is an inexpensive pub in Montmartre, where students and working youth of Paris gathered. Adjacent to it was a spacious open-air dance hall, where dance evenings were often held.

The painting "Ball at the Moulin de la Galette" (1876) - one of Renoir's most famous works - is a genre scene painted en plein air. Moulin de la Galette is an inexpensive tavern in Montmartre, where students and working youth of Paris gathered. Adjacent to it was a spacious open-air dance hall, where dance evenings were often held.

    In Renoir’s painting, the ball is in full swing, he has already burst onto this platform in front of the tavern. And how could it be otherwise, when it’s beautiful summer weather outside? Everything in the picture is moving: some are talking animatedly, others are dancing enthusiastically. The sun's glare walks through the festive crowd, coloring it with various shades of light. The colorful palette of the painting, like many others, is made up of free strokes, which the artist places on the canvas separately, one after the other. “Ball” is a hymn to youth and joy, “sung” by the artist in the language of colors.