Meta-Impressionism/ other exhibitions:

Salon

de la Société des Artistes Français

1880

Introduction:
1880 was the first year that the Salon was organised by the Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF). It was the year that Claude Monet returned (for once) at the Salon. A good example of the ambivalent relationship the Impressionists had with the Salon.
On this page you will find short information and some of the pictures exhibited. First you will find highly awarded paintings, that can be seen as the standard of art. Than 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 rejected pictures.
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!

 

The Salon SdAF of 1880, short info:
This was the first year that the Salon was organised by the Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF). In 1880 the Salon (the 97th) started the 1st of May in the Palais des Champs-Elysées in Paris (iR4;iR3). The catalogue mentions 5256 partakers and 7340 numbers (iR1); this is relatively high.
Several partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions did show art-works: Renoir showed 2 paintings and 2 pastels; 1 painting of Monet was accepted, another rejected. For the other partakers see here below↓.
Pre-impressionists that joined were namely:
Para-impressionists that joined were namely: Dagnan-Bouveret, Manet.
Neo-impressionists that joined were namely:
Post-impressionists that joined were namely:
Meta-impressionists that joined were namely: Cabanel.
Note: more info will follow.

 

Highly awarded art-works:
(In the future) you will find some paintings that were highly rewarded at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF) of  1880, that can be seen as the standard of art.
X received a Medaille d’Honneur: .
The following highly awarded artists received a golden medal: Dagnan-Bouveret, .
Several works were (assigned and) purchased by the State, namely:
The following most awarded artists were appointed in the Légion d’Honneur as Commandeur:
The following highly awarded artists were appointed in the Légion d’Honneur as Officier:

 

Exhibited art-works by the ‘impressionist’:
18 of the 57 partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions showed about 41 art-works at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF) of  1880. Including Astruc (1wc +1sc); Attendu (2x); Béliard (1x); Boudin (1x); Colin (2x); Debras (2x); Desboutin (2x +7 engravings); Franc Lamy (2x); Latouche (2x); Legros (1x); Lepic (2x +2p); Lépine (2x); Meyer (1 enamel); Jean-Baptiste Millet (1p +1wc); Monet (1x); Renoir (2x +2p); Robert (2x); Schuffenecker (1x).
The art-works will be rendered by form and than alphabettically. At the vertical pictures first the paintings will be shown and than the other art-works. Note: several suggestions are uncertain; for several works I don’t have a suggestion.
See also the accounts of these artists (in the left or bottom sub-menus).

 

 

 

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 de la Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF) of  1880. You will find them by form and 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: Cabanel; Manet;
Note: additional info and pictures will follow.

 

Rejected art-works:
Some art-works were rejected for the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF) of  1880. Among them art-works of partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions. Namely one painting of Monet was rejected. It is unclear if Sisley also send in a painting and was rejected. See also the accounts of these artists (in the left or bottom sub-menus).

 

Sources:
See at the bottom of the main page on the Salon.
See link for info on the subscriptions of the images.

 

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Note: additional info and pictures will be added.

Please be reluctant, when you quote from this webpage, which is under construction.
The information is incomplete and maybe partly incorrect.