The must-see works at the Musée d'Orsay
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette · Poppy Field · The Circus. (Updated Nov 19, 2021.)
The paintings and sculptures not to miss at the Orsay, from Courbet to Van Gogh, based on the most-followed visitor guides and routes.
Automatically translated (original in Français). See the original
Top 22
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Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette
Renoir, 1876. A Sunday dance in Montmartre, all dappled light.
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Poppy Field
Monet, 1873. A walk near Argenteuil.
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The Circus
Seurat, 1891. His last painting, left unfinished.
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Luncheon on the Grass (Manet)
Manet, 1863. The scandal of the Salon des Refusés.
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Olympia
Manet, 1863. A nude who stares straight back at the viewer.
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Starry Night Over the Rhône
Van Gogh, 1888. Gas lamps reflected in the river at Arles.
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The Bedroom in Arles
Van Gogh, 1889. The Orsay version of his room in the Yellow House.
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Self-Portrait (Van Gogh)
Van Gogh, 1889. The blue swirls of Saint-Rémy.
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The Church at Auvers
Van Gogh, 1890. Painted a few weeks before his death.
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Rouen Cathedral
Monet, 1890s. The same façade at different times of day.
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A Burial at Ornans
Courbet, 1849-1850. Peasants on a history-painting scale: realism is born.
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The Painter's Studio
Courbet, 1855. A giant allegory of his life as an artist.
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The Angelus
Millet, 1857-1859. Two peasants praying in the middle of a field.
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The Gleaners
Millet, 1857. The humblest work, painted with dignity.
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The Dance Class
Degas, 1873-1876. Young Opera ballerinas between steps.
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The Floor Scrapers
Caillebotte, 1875. Manual labour inside a Paris apartment.
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The Source
Ingres, 1856. The academic nude par excellence.
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The Birth of Venus (Cabanel)
Cabanel, 1863. The Salon hit of the same year as Olympia.
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Tahitian Women on the Beach
Gauguin, 1891. Two women on the beach in flat blocks of colour.
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Young Girls at the Piano
Renoir, 1892. Bought by the French state straight from the studio.
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The Gates of Hell
Rodin, 1880-1917. The plaster from which The Thinker and The Kiss emerged.
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Whistler's Mother
Whistler, 1871. One of the most famous American portraits, held in Paris.
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