Gallery Edition – Un ballet lOpra (Pas des songes) by Auguste Belin – 58×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of the Industrial Revolution, Auguste Belin’s “Un ballet lOpra (Pas des songes)” from 1860 embodies the Romantic spirit that countered the era’s mechanistic fervor. This figurative masterpiece exemplifies the artist’s linear brushwork, weaving a tapestry of soft blues, greens, and yellows, punctuated by flashes of reds and golds. Belin’s palette is a deliberate exercise in restraint, tempering the emotional intensity of his subject with an atmosphere of elegance and refinement. As a result, the ballet dancers appear suspended in a dreamlike state, their movements frozen in time as if to savor the beauty of the moment.When enlarged to 58×44 inches, “Un ballet lOpra (Pas des songes)” assumes a spatial rhythm that harmonizes with the chromatic structure of a luxury interior. The pastel hues and metallic accents in the painting create a sense of atmospheric weight, grounding the space while inviting c