Gallery Edition – La scne de lOpra (Le pas des roses) ballet by Auguste Belin – 56×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative Auguste Belin’s “La scne de l’Opra (Le pas des roses) ballet” is a seminal work of Romanticism, crafted between 1860 and 1869. This period saw the rise of grand-scale theatrical productions, which Belin masterfully captures through his linear brushwork and soft pastel palette. The figurative subject matter, depicting dancers in mid-performance, exudes an air of elegance and refinement, evoking the opulent atmosphere of Paris’s Palais Garnier. Belin’s technique, characterized by delicate greens, reds, and whites, conjures a sense of luxury and sophistication, transporting the viewer to the grandeur of 19th-century opera houses.When scaled up to 56×44, “La scne de l’Opra” assumes a commanding presence, its chromatic structure and spatial depth orchestrating a symphony of visual harmony. The soft pastels and whites, now amplified, create an airy, luminous quality that interacts harmoniously with surrounding materia