Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions

1888 exposition

at Durand-Ruel

in Paris

Introduction:
In 1888 Durand-Ruel organised a large exposition in his Paris gallery at 11, Rue le Peletier. It included works of many impressionists like Boudin; Caillebotte; Lépine, Morisot; Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley and related painters like Brown and Whistler. At the bottom of this page you will find more info and an account.
At this page you will find an impression of some of these pictures. I will render the pictures by form and in order of the catalogue numbers. Note: If you double click on the first (of a cluster of) pictures and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!

Gustave Caillebotte: 1888, SDbl, 1CR362+2CR381, Le Petit Bras de la Seine à Argenteuil, 75x100, private (iR135;iR6;iR10;iR2;R102,no381;R101,no362) Expos: =DR1888-12; 5XX-1888-6; DR1894-28. — Gustave Caillebotte: 1888, SDbl, 1CR362+2CR381, Le Petit Bras de la Seine à Argenteuil, 75×100, private (iR135;iR6;iR10;iR2;R102,no381;R101,no362) Expos: =DR1888-12; 5XX-1888-6; DR1894-28.

Gustave Caillebotte: 1884, 2CR291, The plain of Gennevilliers (Study in yellow and rose), 59x81, private (iR10;iR135;iR2;R102,no291;R101,no279) Expos: =New York-AAG+NAD-1886-135; =DR1888-62. — Gustave Caillebotte: 1884, 2CR291, The plain of Gennevilliers (Study in yellow and rose), 59×81, private (iR10;iR135;iR2;R102,no291;R101,no279) Expos: =New York-AAG+NAD-1886-135; =DR1888-62.

Gustave Caillebotte: 1883, 2CR267, Champ Jaune, Gennevilliers, 61x81, HD1901/11/21 (aR8;R102,no267+293) Expo: DR1888-64 =2CR267 + compare 2CR293. — Gustave Caillebotte: 1883, 2CR267, Champ Jaune, Gennevilliers, 61×81, HD1901/11/21 (aR8;R102,no267+293) Expo: DR1888-64 =2CR267 + compare 2CR293.

Camille Pissarro: 7IE-1882-113, La moisson =?? CCP464, 1876, Haymaking at Montfoucault, 56x92, private (iR2;R116,CCP464;R2,p394) =??London-SdI-1883-62, La Moisson =DR1888-75 =6XX-1889-1 — Camille Pissarro: 7IE-1882-113, La moisson =?? CCP464, 1876, Haymaking at Montfoucault, 56×92, private (iR2;R116,CCP464;R2,p394) =??London-SdI-1883-62, La Moisson =DR1888-75 =6XX-1889-1

Camille Pissarro: 7IE-1882-117, Paysanne et enfants revenant des champs = 1881, CCP649, Peasant woman and child returning from the fields, Auvers, 46x55, NG Prague (iR10;iR6;R116,CCP649;R2,p349;M140) =London-SdI-1883-9 =DR1888-78 =DR1892-12. Bought by Durand-Ruel 1881/05/04, sold 1944/04/07. — Camille Pissarro: 7IE-1882-117, Paysanne et enfants revenant des champs = 1881, CCP649, Peasant woman and child returning from the fields, Auvers, 46×55, NG Prague (iR10;iR6;R116,CCP649;R2,p349;M140) =London-SdI-1883-9 =DR1888-78 =DR1892-12. Bought by Durand-Ruel 1881/05/04, sold 1944/04/07.

Alfred Sisley: 1887-88ca, Sbl, CR692=CCPP732, Matinée de septembre, 55x73, MBA Agen (iR155;iR10;iR6;R129,no692;R396,no732;M281) Expo: DR1888-8. Provenance: 1888 purchased by the state. — Alfred Sisley: 1887-88ca, Sbl, CR692=CCPP732, Matinée de septembre, 55×73, MBA Agen (iR155;iR10;iR6;R129,no692;R396,no732;M281) Expo: DR1888-8. Provenance: 1888 purchased by the state.

More info on the 1888 exposition at Durand-Ruel:
I couldn’t find an online catalogue, so all my information is indirect.
This exposition started the 25th of May and ended the 25th of June and took place in Paris (R116I,p363;R166,p53+273;R396,p528;R398,p260).
Another source claims it took place in New York (R186,p343) and another that there also was an expo in New York in May (R398,p260).
The following artists (at least) did participate:

Eugène Boudin: is mentioned as partaker (R166,p273)
Note: Flavie Durand-Ruel doesn’t mention this exposition (R51,p35)
Gustave Caillebotte: (at least) 6 works were shown: no.8 Jardin; 12, Petit bras à Argenteuil (=2CR381); 62, Champ jaune et rose (=2CR291); 63, Canotiers; 64, Champ jaune (=2CR267); 70, Au bord de l’eau. (R102,p283) In a letter Caillebotte had mentioned 6 other works: Homme au bain (=2CR285or286); Portrait de Mr. J.D.(=!?2CR320); Gâteaux (=!?2CR197); Faisans (=?2CR247or281); Huîtres (=!?2CR195); Une rue de Colombes (R102,p278). In a letter to his brother Théo, Vincent van Gogh expressed his interest in the works of Caillebotte at this exposition (R102,p283).
Stanislas Lépine: is mentioned as partaker (R166,p273)
Berthe Morisot: 5 works were shown (R398,p260).
Camille Pissarro: 26 works were shown in the first room; 11 paintings and 15 pastels and gouaches (R116I,p208;R5,p162);
including CCP 464 +?642 +?646+649+665+703 (R116I,p363);
all dating from 1881-85 (so, not his néo-impressionistic works, though Pissarro had wished otherwise); he is called ’the old Impressionist’ (R116I,p208).
x or 13x),
Auguste Renoir: 24 works: 19 paintings and 5 pastels or gouaches (R31,p303+315;R5,p162).
Alfred Sisley: The number of works is not fully clear. Gale mentions just 17 pictures (R53,p141). Cahn writes 25 works were shown: 17 paintings and 8 pastels or gouaches (R166,p273). Godfroy mentions 24 works of Sisley, partly loans of collectors, of which none were sold. She specifies that Sisley himself did lent 8 pastels and 1 oil; Dubourg did lent 5 or more paintings; Aubry 2; Faure 1. (R166,p46+53,note87;R5,p162).
related painters:
Brown: is mentioned as partaker (R166,p273)
Whistler: is mentioned as partaker (R166,p273)
Note: Claude Monet didn’t partake (R22I,p241;R166,p46).

Account:
Most of my suggestions are done by Berhaut (R102). Note: the indentification of a painting is not always certain.
See links for practical hints and abbreviations and for the subscription of the paintings.

Sources:
R5,p162; R31,p315+303; R102,p283+10+CR; R116,p363 +CCP; R53,p141; R22I,p241; R166,p273).
See link for the general references (=Rx). See link for references to internet sites (=iRx). See link for an overview of the musea (=Mx).

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