Para-Impressionism / other exhibitions:

Les XX 1884

1st exhibition in Brussels

 

Introduction:
In 1884 the 1st exhibition of Les XX (les vingts) was held in Brussels. On this page you will find short information and some of the art-works that were exhibited by Les Vingtistes and the invited artists, namely also the partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions.
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1884/02/02 – ? (=1XX-1884):
1st exhibition in the Palais des Beaux-Arts with 40 participants showing 113 works.
None of the ‘impressionist’ partakers were present.
Invited partakers were: from Belgium: Artan, Heymans, Rops;
from France: Henri Gervex;
from Holland: Josef Israëls, Jacob Maris and Anton Mauve;
from Germany: Max Liebermann;
from England: Stott;
from the USA: William Chase, John S. Sargent and James Neill Whistler;
and sculptors: August Injalbert, Rodin, Roty. (iR1;R88II,p209;iR3)
Théo van Rysselberghe showed 2 pictures, but was absent during the exhibition (R68,p28).

 

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