Lot 354 D

Richard Bloos is among the most important representatives of the Düsseldorf school of painters around 1900. After completing his studies at the art academy, he moved to Paris in 1906 and remained until 1914. There, under the influence of his encounter with French Impressionism, he developed a light-filled and spontaneous manner of painting defined by an unconstrained use of colour. This large-format ball scene from the Moulin Rouge impressively demonstrates Bloos's talent for vibrantly staging the moment. His ingenious composition develops an attractive force that is able to pull viewers immediately into the happening. The gazes of the other pairs of dancers almost seem to be searching for them.