1904 Salon d’Automne

 

 

Meta-Impressionism /other exhibitions:

Salon d’Automne

1904

Retrospectives of Cézanne, Redon, Renoir and others

Introduction:
This page gives some short information and some pictures on the Salon d’Automne of 1904.
There also were retrospectives held of Cézanne, Puvis de Chavannes, Odillon Redon, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec.
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1904, Salon d’Automne, general info:
The 2nd exhibition in 1905 was held from the 15th of October till the 15th of November and was held in the Grand Palais (des Champs-Élysées).The catalogue renders 2074 numbers* and seperately the numbers of the retrospectives: Cézanne (1-31), Puvis de Chavannes (1-44), Odillon Redon, (1-62) Renoir (1-35) and Toulouse-Lautrec (1-28). So, in total 2274 numbers.
The catalogue was divided in the following sections: paintings (1-1317); drawings (1318-1697); sculpture (1698-1840); architecture (1841-1862); engraving and lithographs (1863-1977); decorative art (1978-2044); photographes (2045-2074).
The Salon database mentions 1086 partakers showing 2285 entries (iR1).
President of honor of the ‘Bureau’ was Eugène Carrière.
Note*: several numbers contained more than one art-works.

 

Retrospective Cézanne:
There was a retrospective held with art-works of Paul Cézanne (31 paintings that were ‘triumphantly welcomed’). There were also 27 photographs within 3 frames of paintings of Cézanne from the Vollard collection shown (no.2045-2047). Note: Number 24 also contained a frame with 9 photographs.
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Retrospective Redon:
There was a room dedicated to Odillon Redon, showing 64 works, including 11 paintings, 15 drawings, 20 pastels and 18 lithographes (aR6=iR189=R182IV,p333).
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Retrospective Puvis de Chavannes:
There was a retrospective held in the Salle Puvis de Chavannes with art-works of Puvis de Chavannes (44 works), seperately noted in the catalogue.
4SdA-1904-SPdC-24, Espérance (=M1)
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Retrospective Renoir:
There was a retrospective held in the Salle Auguste Renoir with art-works of Auguste Renoir (35 works), seperately noted in the catalogue.
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Retrospective Toulouse-Lautrec:
There was a retrospective held at the Salle Toulouse-Lautrec with art-works of Toulouse-Lautrec (28 works), seperately noted in the catalogue.
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The Impressionists:
The following 6 partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions were present: Cordey (294-299); Guillaumin (571-582; including 5x Zaandam); Zandomeneghi (1312-1316). For Cézanne, Odillon Redon and Renoir there had been retrospectives organised↑. There were also 27 photographs within 3 frames of paintings of Cézanne from the Vollard collection shown (no.2045-2047).
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Les Fauves:
Several artists that would become known as Les Fauves in 1905, also were present: Camoin (no.186-192); Kees van Dongen (403+404); Friesz (503-506); Girieud (534+535; two still lifes) Henri Matisse showed 14 paintings (nos.607-620) and 2 sculptures (nos.1763+1764); Manguin (890-894); Marquet (855-861 +1568-1570); Puy (1041-1045);
And also: Robert Delaunay (no.352); Jelka-Rosen (664-670); Metzinger (907-909); Rouault (1090-1097 +1619+1654); Valtat (1255-1257);

 

 

Other artists:
Among the partakers were other artists like: Bonnard (114-120 +1866=13 coloured lithographs); Carrière (210-216); d’Espagnat (452-463); Guérin (560-569); Ibels (no.644 +2003=decor); Loiseau (807-818); Maufra (880-889); Moret (924-933); Picabia (981-983);  Roussel (1102-1107 +1655); Vallotton (1252-1254); Vuillard (1287-1295 +1977 = 13 coloured lithographs); Denis (no.1877 =12 coloured lithographs); Lalique (no.2014 =collection of jewellery made from precious materials);
And also foreign artists: Flanagan (no.479); Lieberman (791-793); Siebe ten Cate (1199-1204 +1667-1672); Kandinsky (9 aquarelles 1504-1512 + 9 lithographs 1891-1899);
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Sources:
See at the bottom of the main page on the Salon d’Automne.

 

additional references (=aRx):

  1. catalogue at the Salon database (iR1/Salon d’Automne);
  2. x

 

 

Recommanded citation: “Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions: Salon d’Automne 1904. Last modified 2026/09/02. https://www.impressionism.nl/1904-salon-dautomne/”

 

 

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