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Gaston LaTouche (French, 1854-1913), The Masquerade Ball - Grand Opera House, Paris, 19th/20th century. Oil on canvas. New Orleans Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. Chapman H. Hyams.
The sweeping vision of a masquerade ball in Paris’ Grand Opera House by Gaston LaTouche is as captivating as it is beautiful. Opera in Paris is an important art, both historically and culturally; the Paris Opera gave rise to the Classical style of ballet that would captivate French artists for years to follow. The scene depicts the crowded hall filled with costumed actors and lavish patrons, ascending and descending the opulent stairs. LaTouche met novelist and playwright Émile Zola at the Café de la Nouvelle Athens—a bohemian haunt that drew the likes of Henri Matisse, Vincent Van Gogh and Edgar Degas—and would go on to illustrate many of his published works.
