Paul Signac: 1886-87, CR136, opus 152, The dining room, 89×115, KMM Otterlo (iRx;R39,no24;R106,no136;M72) =3SdI-1887-449 =5XX-1888-1
Introduction: In 1888 the 5th exhibition of Les XX (les Vingts) was held in Brussels. On this page you will find some of the art-works that were exhibited by Les Vingtistes and the invited artists, namely also the partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions. At the bottom of this page you will find some additional information.
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Exhibited art-works:
Gustave Caillebotte: 1884, SDbl, 1CR290=2CR305, Richard Gallo and his dog at Petit-Gennevilliers, 89×116, private (iR6;iR2;R101,no290;R102,no305) Expos: 5XX-1888-3, Portrait de M. R.G.; DR1894-51.
Gustave Caillebotte: 1885, SDbl, 1CR291=2CR319, Portrait of Émile-Jean Fontaine writing in his study, 66×82, Josefowitz coll. Lausanne (iR2;R41,p23;R101,no291;R102,no319). Expos: =5XX-1888-4; =DR1894-44; =SdA1921-2736.
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: 1885ca, S-, 1CR298=2CR327, Arbres en fleurs, Petit Gennevilliers, 54×65, private (aR8;R102,no327;R101,no298) Expo: 5XX-1888-7; Provenance: Caillebotte (family).
Gustave Caillebotte: 1881ca, Stl, 1CR181=2CR196, Still life with crayfish, 58×72, Josefowitz coll. Lausanne (iR2;R102,no196;R101,no181) Expo: 5XX-1888-8, Nature morte.
Armand Guillaumin: 1888ca, Jeune femme lisant (drawing after) =5XX-1888-1, Jeune femme lisant (iR19, 1888 catalogue)
Armand Guillaumin: 1888ca, CR170, Bords de la Seine à Charenton, 65×81, A2016/10/18 (iR10;iR201;R310,no110;R124,no170) =former Durand-Ruel collection; =? 5XX-1888-2, Bords de la Marne, Charenton.
Armand Guillaumin: 1880ca, CR84+98cp, Le quai Saint-Bernard, 38×55, A2020/07/03 (iR397;iR13;iR11;iR10) =? 5XX-1888-3, Quai St. Bernard, effet de neige
Paul Signac: 1886-87, CR136, opus 152, The dining room, 89×115, KMM Otterlo (iRx;R39,no24;R106,no136;M72) =3SdI-1887-449 =5XX-1888-1
Paul Signac: 1887/04, CR141, opus 155, Clipper, 46×55, A2008/05/07 (iR11;R106,no141) =5XX-1888-2
Paul Signac: 1887, CR142, opus 156, Grey weather, Quai de Clichy, 46×65, A2020/02/04 (iR10;iR11;R39,p129;R106,no142) =5XX-1888-3 =4SdI-1888-623 =BJ1930-5 =PP1934-6
Paul Signac: 1887, CR143, opus 157, Sunlight, Quai de Clichy, 46×65, Baltimore MA (iR10;R39,no26;R106,no143;M48) =5XX-1888-4 =4SdI-1888-624
Paul Signac: 1887, CR146, opus 160, Le Château de Comblat, 60×92, Liège MAM (iR6;iR10;R106,no146) =5XX-1888-5 4SdI-1888-625
Paul Signac: 1887, CR147, Op161, Comblat-le-Château, the Meadow, 63×78, Dallas MA (iR6;iR8;iR10;R106,no147,M36) =5XX-1888-6 =4SdI-1888-626 =BJ1930-6
Paul Signac: 1887, CR149, opus 163, Comblat-le-Château, la vallée, 46×54, A2015/11/04 (iR6;iR14;iR11;R106,no149) =5XX-1888-8 =4SdI-1888-628
Paul Signac: 1887/08, CR151, opus 164, Vue de Collioure, Le clocher, 33×46, MKM Otterlo (iR10;R56,p46;R106,no151;M72) =5XX-1888-9 = SdI-1888-629
Paul Signac: 1887, CR153, opus 165, The town beach, Collioure, 63×80, Metropolitan (iR10;iR135;R39,no27;R106,no153;M23) =5XX-1888-10 =4SdI-1888-630 =BJ1930-7 =PP1934-5
Paul Signac: 1887, CR154, opus 166, Collioure, la plage du faubourg, 60×89, private (iR10;iR135;R106,no154) =5XX-1888-11 =4SdI-1888-631
Paul Signac: 1887, CR155, opus 167, Collioure, les balancelles, 46×59, private (iR10;iR39;R106,no155) =5XX-1888-12 =4SdI-1888-632 =EIS-1891-103
Louis Anquetin: 1887, SDbl, Avenue de Clichy, Five O’Clock in the Evening, 69×53, WAMA Hartford (iR64;iR6;R181II,p436;R268,p491;M162) =XX-1888 + SdI-1888, Rue, cinq heures du soir, ébauche
Louis Anquetin: 1887, SDbr, Le Faucheur (Mower at Noon), 69×53, private (iR6;R268,p491) =XX-1888 + SdI-1888, Faucheur, midi
Félix Bracquemond: SdAF-1889-5350, Printemps; femme donnant à manger à des oisons, d’après Millet. Probably: 1888, B787, Spring, after a pastel by Millet, etch, 65×50, Metropolitan (iR10;iR1;M23;iR1;R85,no787)
Gustave Caillebotte: 1884, SDbl, 1CR267=2CR286, Homme au bain, 166×125, Josefowitz coll. Lausanne (iR3;iRx;R41,p65) Expo: 5XX-1888-1. Provenance: Caillebotte (family).
Gustave Caillebotte: 1885ca, Sbl, 1CR311=2CR336, Sunflowers on the banks of the Seine, 92×73, MFA San Francisco (iR2;R102,no336;1CR311;M30) Expo: 5XX-1888-5; Provenance: Vollard.
1888/02/05 – ? (=5XX-1888):
Ve exposition des XX. With 16-3?=13? ‘Vingtistes‘ and 16-1=15 ‘artistes invités’. The 28 partakers of whom entries were noted in the catalogue probably showed 196 art-works.
The following partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions were present: Caillebotte (8x), Forain (0x; aR4), Guillaumin (4x), Signac (12x). Forain was invited and mentioned in the catalogue, but only a letter (of excuse) was in the catalogue. Degas declined an invitation (R1,p554).
Other participants were Para-Impressionists like: Jacques-Émile Blanche (1x?), Mlle Jeanne (Eva) Gonzalès (6x), James Whistler (8x); Neo-Impressionists like: Henry Cross (sic; 3x), Dubois-Pillet (13x); Post-Impressionists like: Anquetin (8x), Toulouse Lautrec (11x). James Ensor showed 15 oils and 7 drawings. Achille Chainaye, F. Charlet and Théo van Rysselberghe are mentioned as partaking ‘Vingtistes’, but there were no works noted in the catalogue. (R236/iR19;R39,p325+645;R102,p283;R181II,p609;R106,p419;R306,p139;R68,p33).
Recommanded citation: “Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions: Les XX, 5th exhibition in Brussels in 1888. Last modified 2025/02/04. https://www.impressionism.nl/1888-les-xx/”
