42 - Maurice Utrillo

Maurice Utrillo (Paris, 1883 – Dax, 1955) Moulin de la Galette at La Mountaigne Circa 1923 Oil on cardboard Signed lower left: Maurice Utrillo 23.5 × 20.2 cm Maurice Utrillo depicted the Moulin de la Galette, a popular dance hall. Since 1912, the Moulin de la Galette and its famous dance hall could be reached either by a staircase from No. 77 Rue Lepic or via Rue des Deux-Frères, a small path leading from No. 3 Rue Girardon. Located at the bottom right: Montmartre The history of the place is complex. Suffice it to say that Nicolas-Charles Debray showed great ingenuity when, in 1834, he combined two mills and added a guinguette to them. This new complex was named the “Moulin de la Galette.” It remained a major hub of Parisian artistic life well into the interwar period. Provenance - Private collection, Paris Certificat d’authenticité Certificate Utrillo-Valadon Committee, dated April 29, 2021 (ID No. 4891).