Question

What Impressionist convention did Renoir use in Le Moulin de la Galette?

Renoir depicted a dance hall, a modern-day leisure activity.
Renoir made sketches from photographs before painting the final version.
Renoir created idealized figures, based on classical conventions.
Renoir used smooth brushstrokes and a soft, muted color palette.

Answer 1

Lighting: Renoir's use of light in Dance at le Moulin de la Galette as well as its sketchiness is typically Impressionistic. He bathes the figures in both sun and shadow and spots of natural and artificial light divide the composition and depict the vibrancy of the scene.

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Renoir's Dance at the Moulin de la Galette occupied a wall of its own at the Third Impressionist exhibition of 1877 and was the set-piece of the catalog produced by Georges Riviere. ... Many critics prefer the socially charged paintings of Degas and Manet to Renoir's optimistic and prosperous modernism.

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Answer 2

b) Lively brushstrokes and dabs of pure color

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