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24/03/2026
Exhibition ended. Musée d’Orsay, Paris · 17 March–19 July 2026. This article revisits Renoir et l’amour. La modernité heureuse (1865–1885).
The 2026 Renoir exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay explored love through modern life: dancing, conversation and shared tables. Renoir et l’amour leaves an enduring question: how does composition convey a bond between people?
Editorial illustration created for Puzzle Arte to accompany this article.
La modernité heureuse (1865–1885) focused on Renoir’s early career. The museum’s presentation linked it to 150 years of Bal du moulin de la Galette, painted in 1876. Multi-figure scenes explored friendship and conviviality alongside love.
Follow light, gestures and colour to see how people approach one another and how a gathering holds together.
In an interview published by the museum, curator Paul Perrin described a chronological and thematic route through the 1860s, Montmartre, urban gatherings, Chatou’s Fournaise restaurant, dancing and family subjects.
Choose two people in a painting and follow a glance, hand or shared object, then widen your attention to the group. Connections can reveal structure beneath the initial impression of movement.
The 1876 oil painting Bal du moulin de la Galette is held by the Musée d’Orsay. Its collection record highlights the atmosphere of Montmartre’s popular gathering place and vibrant colour touches. It appeared at the 1877 Impressionist exhibition.
Move from foreground seated figures to dancers and light spots. Shift between clothing, faces and setting to see how people at different distances share the scene.
Paris also brought together Luncheon of the Boating Party, lent by Washington’s Phillips Collection. Its collection record dates the work to 1880–1881 and identifies friends of Renoir including Aline Charigot and Gustave Caillebotte.
Compare figures, still life and landscape: first the people, then the table, then openings towards the outside. Names illuminate history; their arrangement reveals pictorial structure.
A Renoir puzzle offers time to revisit details and colours recurring across the scene. Browse our Moulin de la Galette reproduction and Luncheon of the Boating Party puzzle, checking each edition’s image and dimensions.
Explore the Musée d’Orsay collection for more subjects. These catalogue reproductions connect through artist and artwork; they do not imply a partnership with the exhibition.
The museum resources and curator interview preserve the Paris exhibition’s approach. Compare how an encounter changes between a dance, table and walk.
The separate London exhibition, Renoir and Love at the National Gallery, has a stated closing date of 31 January 2027. Consult that venue for current visiting information.
Exhibition: Musée d’Orsay and Paul Perrin’s interview. Artwork records: Musée d’Orsay and Phillips Collection. London exhibition: National Gallery. Sources consulted 8 October 2026.
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