Meta-Impressionism/ other exhibitions:

Salon

de la Société des Artistes Français

1885

Introduction:
On this page you will find short information and some of the pictures exhibited at the Salon (de la Société des Artistes Français) of 1885. 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.

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The Salon SdAF of 1885, short info:
The Salon (de la Société des Artistes Français) of 1885 (the 102th*) started the 1st of May in the Palais des Champs-Elysées in Paris (iR4;iR3). The catalogue mentions 4575 partakers and 5053 numbers (iR1); about 800 partakers more than the year before.
Note*: The ‘explication’ calls it the ‘103e exposition depuis l’année 1673’ (iR1;R337), but counting proves this should be 102. Compare also the ‘explication’ of 1880 calling this one the 97th exposition (iR1;R337).
Several partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions did show art-works↓: Attendu; Astruc; Forain; Lépine; Auguste Ottin; J.F. Raffaëlli (3x); Redon.
Pre-impressionists that joined were namely:
Para-impressionists that joined were namely:
Neo-impressionists that joined were namely:
Post-impressionists that joined were namely:
Meta-impressionists that joined were namely:
Note: additional 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 1885, that can be seen as the standard of art.
Bouguereau and Dagnan-Bouveret received a Medaille d’Honneur.
The following highly awarded artists received a golden medal: .
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:

Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929): 1884, Horses at the watering trough, 225x175, Orsay (iR2;iR6;iR1;R231;R337;M1) =SdAF-1885-667, Chevaux à l’abreuvoir (Médaille d’Honneur? + Chevalier LdH; bought by the State); =EU-OdA-1889-373+3 (Grand Prix); EU-D-1900-537, Lavoir en Bretagne. — Dagnan-Bouveret (1852-1929): 1884, Horses at the watering trough, 225×175, Orsay (iR2;iR6;iR1;R231;R337;M1) =SdAF-1885-667, Chevaux à l’abreuvoir (Médaille d’Honneur? + Chevalier LdH; bought by the State); =EU-OdA-1889-373+3 (Grand Prix); compare: EU-D-1900-537, Lavoir en Bretagne.

Bouguereau (1825-1905): 1885, Adoration of the magicians, xx, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church, Paris (iR10;iR1;iR459) =SdAF-1885-333-1, SdAF1885-333, L’Adoration des Mages -> medaille d'honneur. — Bouguereau (1825-1905): 1885, Adoration of the magicians, xx, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church, Paris (iR10;iR1;iR459) =SdAF-1885-333-1, SdAF1885-333, L’Adoration des Mages -> medaille d’honneur.

Bouguereau (1825-1905): 1884-88, L’Adoration des Bergers, 354x199, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church, Paris (iR10;iR459;iR1;R337) =SdAF-1885-333-2, L’Adoration des Bergers -> medaille d'honneur. — Bouguereau (1825-1905): 1884-88, L’Adoration des Bergers, 354×199, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul church, Paris (iR10;iR459;iR1;R337) =SdAF-1885-333-2, L’Adoration des Bergers -> medaille d’honneur.

Exhibited art-works by the ‘impressionist’:
14 of the 57 partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions showed about 27 art-works at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF) of 1885. Including Astruc (1wc +1sc); Attendu (2x +1p?); Boudin (2x); Debras (1x +2dr); Desboutin (1x); Forain (1x); Franc Lamy (1x); Lepic (2x); Lépine (1x); Meyer (2 enamels); Léon Ottin (1x +2wc); J.F. Raffaëlli (1x +2dr); Renoir (1x); Somm (1 engraving); Vidal (1p).
The art-works will be rendered by form and than alphabettically. Note: several suggestions are uncertain; for many works I don’t have a suggestion.
See also the accounts of these artists (in the left or bottom sub-menus).

Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, Sbl, Nature morte au potiron (Still-life with pumpkin), 51x61, Md Angoulême (iR126;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron. — Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, Sbl, Nature morte au potiron (Still-life with pumpkin), 51×61, Md Angoulême (iR126;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron.

Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, Sbr, Still-life (with pumpkin and more), oil, 108x78, Gallery Saint-Martin Paris (iRx;iR10;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron. — Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, Sbr, Still-life (with pumpkin and more), oil, 108×78, Gallery Saint-Martin Paris (iRx;iR10;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron.

Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, SDbl, still life of vegetable and fruits (pumpkin and plums), 40x85, A2022/09/24 (iR17;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron. Compare: Toulouse-1891-15, Melon et Prunes. — Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, SDbl, still life of vegetable and fruits (pumpkin and plums), 40×85, A2022/09/24 (iR17;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron. Compare: Toulouse-1891-15, Melon et Prunes.

Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 18xx, Sbr, Kitchen still-life with calabash and olives, xx, Axx (iR41;iR1) =?? SdAF-1885-76, Le potiron.

Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 1870-88, Still-life with armour, 37x47, MBA Rennes (iR23;iR35;iR1;M210) =AAG-1888/02/21-20, Collection of Armor (aR14). Compare: SdAF-1885-77, Les armures + Toulouse-1885-12, Armures. — Antoine-Ferdinand Attendu: 1870-88, Still-life with armour, 37×47, MBA Rennes (iR23;iR35;iR1;M210) =AAG-1888/02/21-20, Collection of Armor (aR14). Compare: SdAF-1885-77, Les armures + Toulouse-1885-12, Armures.

Eugène Boudin, 1885, CR1937, Le Havre, the outer harbour, 42x56, A2021/07/01 (iR15;aR10=iR40;R318,p208;R122,no1937) =?? SdAF-1885-327, L’appareillage; =HD1898/03/23; =EdBA-1899-257, Le bassin du Havre, 1885. — Eugène Boudin: 1885, CR1937, SDbl, Le Havre, the outer harbour, 42×56, A2021/07/01 (iR15;aR10=iR40;R318,p208;R122,no1937) =?? SdAF-1885-327, L’appareillage; =HD1898/03/23; =EdBA-1899-257, Le bassin du Havre, 1885.

Stanislas Lépine: 1880ca, The Estacade Bridge, 32x46, WAM Baltimore (iR2;iR6;aR2;R21,p279;aR8;iR1;M48) Compare: SdAF-1885-1561, Le pont de l’Estacade, à Paris = EU-OdA-1889-905, Le pont de l'Estacade, à Paris -> 1st class medal — Stanislas Lépine: 1880ca, The Estacade Bridge, 32×46, WAM Baltimore (iR2;iR6;aR2;R21,p279;aR8;iR1;M48) Compare: SdAF-1885-1561, Le pont de l’Estacade, à Paris = EU-OdA-1889-905, Le pont de l’Estacade, à Paris -> 1st class medal

Dumas, F.G.: 1885ca, Marche triomphale de la République, drawing, xx, Catalogue illustré (aR13,p162) After Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République (sculpture).

Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: 1882ca, La Fraternité, projet d'un monument à la Revolution de 1848 (left), plaster, 123x143x15, Dépôt des sculptures de PP Paris (aR16;iR1;iR195;R231-6+12;M4) =!? SdAF-1882-4719, Triomphe de la République; bas-reliefs, plâtre: 1. Le peuple amené à la République par l’éducation; 2. La jeunesse sème des fleurs sur le chemin; =!? SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République; =EU-1889-OdA-cl3-2069, Marche triomphale de la République; bas-relief, plâtre (S.1885) -> bronze medal. — Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: 1882ca, La Fraternité, projet d’un monument à la Revolution de 1848 (left), plaster, 123x143x15, Dépôt des sculptures de PP Paris (aR16;iR1;iR195;R231-6+12;M4) =!? SdAF-1882-4719, Triomphe de la République; bas-reliefs, plâtre: 1. Le peuple amené à la République par l’éducation; 2. La jeunesse sème des fleurs sur le chemin; =!? SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République; =EU-1889-OdA-cl3-2069, Marche triomphale de la République; bas-relief, plâtre (S.1885) -> bronze medal.

Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: 1882ca, La Fraternité, projet d'un monument à la Revolution de 1848 (middle section), plaster, 123x139x15, Dépôt des sculptures de PP Paris(aR16;iR1;iR195;R231-6+12;M4) =!? SdAF-1882-4719, Triomphe de la République; bas-reliefs, plâtre: 3. Le travail humain; =!? SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République; =EU-1889-OdA-cl3-2069, Marche triomphale de la République; bas-relief, plâtre (S.1885) -> bronze medal. — Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: 1882ca, La Fraternité, projet d’un monument à la Revolution de 1848 (middle section), plaster, 123x139x15, Dépôt des sculptures de PP Paris (aR16;iR1;iR195;R231-6+12;M4) =!? SdAF-1882-4719, Triomphe de la République; bas-reliefs, plâtre: 3. Le travail humain; =!? SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République; =EU-1889-OdA-cl3-2069, Marche triomphale de la République; bas-relief, plâtre (S.1885) -> bronze medal.

Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: 1882ca, La Fraternité, projet d'un monument à la Revolution de 1848 (right section), plaster, 108x181x15, Dépôt des sculptures de PP Paris (aR16;iR1;iR195;R231-6+12;M4) =!? SdAF-1882-4719, Triomphe de la République; bas-reliefs, plâtre: 4. La République protectrice des faibles est consacrée par le suffrage universel; 5. La Liberté brûle les armes de guerre et la hache du bourreau; 6. Acclamations de tous les peuples à la République Universelle; =!? SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République; =EU-1889-OdA-cl3-2069, Marche triomphale de la République; bas-relief, plâtre (S.1885) -> bronze medal. — Auguste-Louis-Marie Ottin: 1882ca, La Fraternité, projet d’un monument à la Revolution de 1848 (right section), plaster, 108x181x15, Dépôt des sculptures de PP Paris (aR16;iR1;iR195;R231-6+12;M4) =!? SdAF-1882-4719, Triomphe de la République; bas-reliefs, plâtre: 4. La République protectrice des faibles est consacrée par le suffrage universel; 5. La Liberté brûle les armes de guerre et la hache du bourreau; 6. Acclamations de tous les peuples à la République Universelle; =!? SdAF-1885-4067, Marche triomphale de la République; =EU-1889-OdA-cl3-2069, Marche triomphale de la République; bas-relief, plâtre (S.1885) -> bronze medal.

Zacharie Astruc: 18xx, Still life, bouquet, wc, 93x65, A2019/11/14 (iR17;iR13;iR11;iR1) Compare: SdAF-1885-2510, Le vase bleu; aquarelle. — Zacharie Astruc: 18xx, Still life, bouquet, wc, 93×65, A2019/11/14 (iR17;iR13;iR11;iR1) Compare: SdAF-1885-2510, Le vase bleu; aquarelle.

Zacharie Astruc: 18xx, Still life, bouquet (detail), wc, 93x65, A2019/11/14 (iR17;iR13;iR11;iR1) Compare: SdAF-1885-2510, Le vase bleu; aquarelle. — Zacharie Astruc: 18xx, Still life, bouquet (detail), wc, 93×65, A2019/11/14 (iR17;iR13;iR11;iR1) Compare: SdAF-1885-2510, Le vase bleu; aquarelle.

Zacharie Astruc: 1886, Str (Chenonceau), Roses négligemment jetées sur un vase (roses carelessly thrown on a vase) (Covered blue vessel crowned with roses), wc, 79x57, Orsay (M1;iR6;iR23;iR10;R420,fig.78) =?? SdAF-1885-2510, Le vase bleu; aquarelle — Zacharie Astruc: 1886, Str (Chenonceau), Roses négligemment jetées sur un vase (roses carelessly thrown on a vase) (Covered blue vessel crowned with roses), wc, 79×57, Orsay (M1;iR6;iR23;iR10;R420,fig.78) =?? SdAF-1885-2510, Le vase bleu; aquarelle

Louis Forain: SdAF-1885-993, Le veuf = 1884-85, The widower,140x99, Orsay (iR6;iR1;R50,p102;R43,p57;M1) — Louis Forain: SdAF-1885-993, Le veuf = 1884-85, The widower,140×99, Orsay (iR6;iR1;R50,p102;R43,p57;M1)

Jean-François Raffaëlli, SdAF-1885-2054, Portrait de M. Clémenceau, dans une réunion électorale =1883, Georges Clemenceau Giving a Speech at the Cirque Fernando, 243x205, CdVersailles (iR2;iR1;aR7;R88) — Jean-François Raffaëlli, SdAF-1885-2054, Portrait de M. Clémenceau, dans une réunion électorale =1883, Georges Clemenceau Giving a Speech at the Cirque Fernando, 243×205, CdVersailles (iR2;iR1;aR7;R88)

Jean-François Raffaëlli, se1884-104, M. Amiable (étude). Maybe: 1883, Portrait de M. Louis Amiable (study), on board, 33x26, A2004/06/24 (iR11;iR15;aR14) Compare: SdAF-1885-2054. — Jean-François Raffaëlli, se1884-104, M. Amiable (étude). Maybe: 1883, Portrait de M. Louis Amiable (study), on board, 33×26, A2004/06/24 (iR11;iR15;aR14) Compare: SdAF-1885-2054.

Jean-François Raffaëlli, se1884-98,M. Gustave Geffroy (étude). Maybe: 1xxx, Portrait de Gustave Geffroy, 26x16, A2017/03/02 (iR11;aR14,p14). Compare: SdAF-1885-2054. — Jean-François Raffaëlli, se1884-98,M. Gustave Geffroy (étude). Maybe: 1xxx, Portrait de Gustave Geffroy, 26×16, A2017/03/02 (iR11;aR14,p14). Compare: SdAF-1885-2054.

Jean-François Raffaëlli: 1884, Blacksmiths taking a Drink, 77x57, MC Douai (iR2;iR1;aR7,p224;R85XI,no15;R231;M176) =!? XX-1885-5 =!? SdAF-1885-3131, Forgerons =EU-OdA-1889-II-1599, Forgerons buvant (dessin rehaussé à l’huile) (-> golden medal) =EU-C-1900-541, Les Forgerons buvant — Jean-François Raffaëlli: 1884, Blacksmiths taking a Drink, 77×57, MC Douai (iR2;iR1;aR7,p224;R85XI,no15;R231;M176) =!? XX-1885-5 =!? SdAF-1885-3131, Forgerons =EU-OdA-1889-II-1599, Forgerons buvant (dessin rehaussé à l’huile) (-> golden medal) =EU-C-1900-541, Les Forgerons buvant

Odilon Redon: 8IE-1886-126, Homme primitif =1872, CR836, Primitive man (sitting in the shades), dr+p, 39x34, AI Chicago (M20;R182II,p51=no836;R2,p445) =3XX-1886-2, Homme primitif =? LVM-1881-3. Compare: SdAF-1885-4970, Une lithographie: L’Homme primitif; Gravure. — Odilon Redon: 8IE-1886-126, Homme primitif =1872, CR836, Primitive man (sitting in the shades), dr+p, 39×34, AI Chicago (M20;R182II,p51=no836;R2,p445) =3XX-1886-2, Homme primitif =? LVM-1881-3. Compare: SdAF-1885-4970, Une lithographie: L’Homme primitif; Gravure.

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 1885. 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: Agache; Bouguereau; Breslau; Breton; Lhermitte.
Note: additional info and pictures will follow.

Louise Catherine Breslau (1856-1927): 1885, Chez soi (Intimité), 127x154, MBA Rouen (iR204;iR10;M1;M12) =SdAF-1885-362 — Louise Catherine Breslau (1856-1927): 1885, Chez soi (Intimité), 127×154, MBA Rouen (iR204;iR10;M1;M12) =SdAF-1885-362

Léon Lhermitte (1844-1925): 1885, The wine, 245x308, MBA Reims (iR6;iR10;iR1;R231-2+5+12;M190) Provenance: Vasnier 1885-1907). Expos: SdAF-1885-?, Le vin; =EU-1889-OdA-941, Le Vin (à M. Henry Vasnier; S.1885); EU-1900-C-432bis, Le Vin (à M. Vasnier). — Léon Lhermitte (1844-1925): 1885, The wine, 245×308, MBA Reims (iR6;iR10;iR1;R231-2+5+12;M190) Provenance: Vasnier 1885-1907). Expos: SdAF-1885-?, Le vin; =EU-1889-OdA-941, Le Vin (à M. Henry Vasnier; S.1885); EU-1900-C-432bis, Le Vin (à M. Vasnier).

Alfred(-Pierre) Agache (1843-1915): 1885, La Fortuna, 298x252, MBA Lille (iR6;iR10;iR23;R231-1+2;M17) =SdAF-1885; =EU-1900-C-4, Fortuna (Musée de Lille; S.1885). — Alfred(-Pierre) Agache (1843-1915): 1885, La Fortuna, 298×252, MBA Lille (iR6;iR10;iR23;R231-1+2;M17) =SdAF-1885; =EU-1900-C-4, Fortuna (Musée de Lille; S.1885).

Jules Breton (1827-1906): 1884, The song of the lark, 111x186, AI Chicago (M20;iR10;iR1;iR6;R200,p109) =SdAF-1885-369, Le chant de l'alouette; =Chicago-1893-3047. — Jules Breton (1827-1906): 1884, The song of the lark, 111×186, AI Chicago (M20;iR10;iR1;iR6;R200,p109) =SdAF-1885-369, Le chant de l’alouette; =Chicago-1893-3047.

Rejected art-works:
Some art-works were rejected for the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français (=SdAF) of 1885.
Note: additional info and pictures will follow.

Sources:
See at the bottom of the main page on the Salon.
See link for explanation of the subscription of the pictures.

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