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The Salon

1864

 

 

The Salon of 1864, short info:
The Salon of 1864 (the 82th) lasted from the 1st of May till the 15th of June and took place in the Palais des Champs-Elysées in Paris (iR4;iR3). The catalogue mentions 2609 partakers and 3523 numbers (iR1). Another source mentions that 2.081 artists showed 3.074 art-works, including 1.969 paintings (R337/1864).
The Médaille d’Honneur was awarded not to a painter. 40 painters received a medal, but this was not divided into classes. So, there were no highly awarded paintings. 3 persons were appointed as Officier in the Légion d’Honneur, including Cabanel.
On this page you will find short information on the Salon of 1864 and some of the pictures exhibited. First you will find art-works of the partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions. Than some pictures of some related artists. At last you will find some of the many rejected pictures, that were shown in a Salon des Refusés. At the bottom of the page you will find some background information.
Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. On a smartphone or laptop you can also zoom in. Enjoy!

 

 

Exhibited art-works by the ‘impressionist’:
16 of the 57 partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions showed about 30 art-works at the Salon of 1864. Boudin (1x); Félix Bracquemond (2 engravings); Mlle Marie-Antoine Pasquioux (=Marie Bracquemond) (1x); Brandon (2x +2wc); Cals 1x +2dr); Debras (1x); Lepic (1 engraving); Lépine (2x); Meyer (2 enamels); de Molins (2x); Morisot (2x); Auguste Ottin (2sc +1 photographie); Léon Ottin (1x); Piette (2x); Pissarro (2x); Renoir (1x) See also the accounts of these artists.
The works will be shown by form and alphabetically.

 

 

Exhibited art-works by other artists:
Here below you will find some art-works (mainly paintings) of some other artists that were exhibited at the Salon of 1864. You will find them by form and than in an alphabetical order. This will not give you an overall impression (that is outside the scope of this website). Namely works of pre-impressionist, para-impressionist and other related artitsts will be shown. Namely the following artists showed paintings: Bouguereau; Corot; Daubigny; Puvis de Chavannes.
For the section painting, drawings, etc. 40 painters received a medal, including Laurens Alma-Tadema, Jacque, J.F. Millet, Gustave Moreau, Puvis de Chavannes.
Note: additional info and pictures will follow.

 

Rejected art-works:
Note: After the Salon of 1863 a reform had been undertaken to enable the rejected artists to show their work in an adjoining Salon. This was applied in 1864 (and again dropped in 1865) (R116I,p122;R3;R88).
Of the 4.228 entries 3.074 were exhibited and 1.154 (27%) were rejected. Of the 2.777 paintings 1969 were exhibited and 808 (29%) rejected. (R337/1864).
Boine mentions in his article that in 1864 30% of the works were rejected and that these works were added in the official catalogue under ‘Ouvrages non admis au concours des récompenses’ (R287,p416+425; Eng.: works not admitted to the awards competition). Better known as the Salon des Refusées. And indeed an Auguste Roosmalen exhibited two works as such and of Léon Ottin one work was in the normal catalogue and another number not (iR1;R287,p419+420). It was organised in the adjacent rooms of the Salon, where 286 artists, exhibited 375 art-works, including 282 paintings. It received hardly attention. (R88).
The following artists were rejected: Cézanne; Léon Ottin (1x).

 

 

Background information:
This Salon counted 6 sections: 1. paintings; 2. drawings, watercolours, pastels, miniatures, enamels, porcelain and cartons for stained glass (windows)*; 3. sculpture and engraved medals; 4. engravings; 5. lithographs; 6. architecture.
Of the 4.228 entries 3.074 were exhibited and 1.154 (27%) were rejected. Of the 2.777 paintings 1969 were exhibited and 808 (29%) rejected. (R337/1864).
Note*: Section 2 first was part of section one. The painted stained glass windows, former section 6 have disappeared / are added to section 2. In an appendix the paintings and sculptures executed since 1863 in public monuments were noted.

Légion d’Honneur:
There were artists appointed in the Légion d’Honneur: 3 as Officier, namely Cabanel, Clesinger (statuaire), Florent Willems (foreign genre painter); and 9 as Chevalier, including 2 foreign painters.

The jury:
For the first time part of the jury was voted for. Till 1864 the jury consisted of members of L’Institut. The painting section of the jury consisted of Robert-Fleury* (president), Théophile Gautier (writer; vice-president), the duke of Morny (vice-president). And as members: Cabanel* (163 votes), Pils** (136), Bida (104), Français** (93), Fromentin (81), Corot (77), Frédéric Reiset (curator of the Imperial musea). Supplementary members were Gleyre (56), Charles Dauzats (40), Louis Lagaze. The following chosen members were absent and substituted: Cogniet* (55), Flandrin* (62; deceased), Gérôme** (140), Ingres* (42), Meissonier* (65), Picot* (42).
Note*: member of L’Institut; see Academic painters.
Note**: later member of L’Institut; see Academic painters.

The awards:
The Médaille d’Honneur was awarded to the widow of Jean-Louis Brian (statuaire), so not to a painter.
For the section painting, drawings, etc. 40 painters received a medal*, including Laurens Alma-Tadema, Jacque, J.F. Millet, Gustave Moreau, Puvis de Chavannes.
Note*: These medals were worth 400fr. The medal could be awarded at max 3 times for one section per artist. These medals didn’t have a division in classes (which was common up to 1863) and could be awarded to maximum 40 painters. The ‘rappels’ of a medal and the ‘mentions honorable’, which were common up to 1863, were abolished.

 

Sources:
Namely the Explication des Oeuvres of 1864 and 1865 (for the awards) (=R337).
See at the bottom of the main page on the Salon.
See link for the subscriptions of the paintings.

 

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Note: additional info and pictures will be added.