International exhibitions

 

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The information is incomplete and maybe partly incorrect.

 

Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions

International exhibitions

 

Introduction:
Works of  the partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions also were shown at several international exhibitions. In London from 1870-75. In New York in 1886. In Brussels at Les XX (1883-89) and at La Libre Estétique (1890 onwards). At World Fairs and Centennial exhibitions. And also at exhibitions that were explicitly called “impressionist“. On this page you will find an overview of important international exhibitions, with a brief indication what ‘impressionists’ and related artists did exhibit.
The art-works were sent in by 1. the artists themselves, 2. the art-dealer Durand-Ruel, 3. by other art-dealers and 4. as loans from art-collectors.

 

Austria:

Vienna:
There were exhibitions of the Vereinigung bildender Künstler Österreichs Sezession. Works were exhibited of Signac (1900=CR317).

 

 

Belgium:

Brussels:
See links for the exhibitions of Les XX (1883-89) and La Libre Estétique (1890 onwards) and the Exposition Universelle of 1910.
1885/06, Hôtel du Grand Miroir, lent by Durand-Ruel. (R116I,p363+CCP788+789)

Antwerp:
The Associaton pour l’art held exhibitions in Antwerp. Their 1st “Exposition Annuelle” was held in May and June 1892. Their second exhibition was in May 1893. Among the partakers were: Signac (1892+93).
Sources: (R106,p419/420).

Ghent:

 

Germany:

Traveling exhibitions:
1906/09 – 1907/01,  “Französischer Künstler”, organised by Rudolf Adelbert Meyer in Munich, Frankfurt, Dresden, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart. Works were exhibited of Signac; (R106,p420+CR305).

Berlin, Fritz Gurlitt:
Fritz Gurlitt held exhibitions at his Kunsthaus. In 1882 and 1883 they were called “impressionist“.

Berlin, Paul Cassirer:
Paul Cassirer was a sales representative of Durand-Ruel in Berlin. He was involved in the art magazine Pan.
1911/04 -05/14, at Paul Cassirer: “XIII. Jahrgang. Winter 1910/1911. X. Ausstellung. [Sammlung Maurice Masson, Paris].” The collection was auctioned 1911/06/22, Paris, Hôtel Drouot. Exhibition of 67 works by 23 artists, including Boudin, Degas, Lebourg, Lépine, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Sisley, Vignon. Note: this collection of Maurice Masson was auctioned in Paris at Hôtel Drouot 1911/06/22.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Jul 27, 2020. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/933.
Sources: R5,p215;R22IV,p1017?;iR261;

Berlin, Berliner Sezession:
The Berliner Sezession held independant group exhibitions at the Ausstellungshaus at the Kurfürstendamm. In the summer of 1906 they had their 11th exhibition. Works were exhibited of Renoir in 1900 (2x), Signac (1906);
Sources: R5,p215;R106;iR1;

Berlin:

 

Bremen:
1906/02/17 – o4/15: “Internationale Kunstausstellung Bremen.” Exhibition of 840 works by 235 artists, including Cézanne (2x), Lebourg (2x; 1.500DM), Monet (13x; 6.000-100.000DM), Pissarro (4x; 650-9.600DM), Renoir (3x; 12.000). Probably it was (partly) a sales exhibition.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 17, 2021. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/43.
Sources: iR261; R22,CR1004;

Cologne / Köln:
1912/05/25 – 09/30, Stádtische Ausstellungshalle: Internationale Kunstausstellung des sonderbundes Westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstleer zu Köln. Works were exhibited of Signac (1912).

Düsseldorf:
1913/11/24 – 12/06: Galerie Alfred Flechtheim in combination with Bernheim-Jeune. Works were exhibited of Signac (1913).

Frankfurt-am-Main:
1912/07/18 – 09/30, Frankfurter Kunstvereins: “Die klassische Malerei Frankreichs im 19. Jahrhundert.” An overview of the development of modern French painting in selected works by the leading masters. Exhibition of 125 works by 41 artists, including Boudin, Félix Bracquemond, Cézanne, Degas, Gauguin, Legros, Monet, Pissarro, Renoir, Seurat, Sisley.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Jul 27, 2020. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/473
Sources: iR261;iR272;

Krefeld:
In the Kaiser Wilhelm Museum in Krefeld were exhibitions held at least in 1904 + 07. Works were exhibited of Monet (1907);  Signac (1904+07);
Sources: R22,CR1004; R106;

Leipzig:
1910, October + November, Leipziger Kunstverein, Museum der bildenden Künste: “Ausstellung französischer Kunst des 18., 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts”. Exhibition of 328 works by 104 artists, including Cézanne, Forain, Gauguin, Lebourg, Monet, Pissarro, Raffaëlli, Signac, Sisley.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 17, 2021. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/316 .
Sources: iR216; R106;

Munich, Sezession:
The Müchener Sezession organised independant group exhibitions.
Sources: (R5,p215).

Munich:
1905/06/01 – end October: “IX. Internationale Kunstausstellung.” Exhibition of 2477 works by 1216 artists, including Lebourg (1x) and Raffaëlli (1x).
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 11,  2021. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/992.
Sources: iR261;iR276;

Stuttgart:
1907/05/01 -31, Verein zur Förderung der Kunst in Museum der bildenden Künste: “Ausstellung französischer Kunstwerke.” Exhibition of 529 works by 101 artists, including Cézanne, Degas, Forain, Guillaumin, Lebourg, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Raffaëlli, Renoir, Sisley. Note: many loans by Bernheim and Durand-Ruel.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 7, 2021. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/115 .
Sources: iR261;

 

Great Britain: 

London:
In London there had been several exhibitions and exhibition groups.

1898/05/16, International Society of Sculptors, Painters and Gravers. There were 199 partakers exhibiting 396 works, including Cézanne (1x), Degas (6x), Forain (2x), Guillaumin (2x), Monet (1x), Lucien Pissarro (1x), Redon (1x), Renoir (1x), Sisley (1x).

Grafton Galleries:

1910/11/08 – 1911/01/15: “Manet and the Post-Impressionists”. Works were exhibited of Signac;.

 

Other exhibitions in England:

Brighton:
Public Art Galleries, 1910/07/10 – 08/31: Exhibition of the Work of Modern French Artists. Works were exhibited of Signac (1910).

 

Holland / the Netherlands:

Amsterdam:
1912/04/13 – July, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam: “Stedelijke Internationale Tentoonstelling van Kunstwerken van levende Meesters”. Exhibiting 1692 works by 760 artists, including Félix Bracquemond, Cassatt, Forain, Franc Lamy, Lebourg, Legros, Monet, Lucien Pissarro, Raffaëlli, Redon, Renoir, Signac, Zandomeneghi.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 3,  2021. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/447 .
Sources: (iR261;iR24)

 

Hungary:

Budapest:
1913/02, Ernst Múzeum: “Iványi-Grünwald Béla festményeinek és magyar műgyüjtemények bemutatása. I. Dr. Sonnenfeld Zsigmond gyüjteménye.” Exhibition of 121 works by 28 artists, including Lebourg, Lépine, Pissarro, Raffaëlli.
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Jul 27,  2020. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/1062 .
Sources: iR261;

 

Italy:

Rome, Secessione:
1903, March till June: “Prima Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte della “Secessione”.” There also was a “Sala degli Impressionisti Francesi”.

Venice:
1905/07/18 -09/30: “VI. Esposizione d’Arte della Città di Venezia.” Exhibition of 1257 works by 396 artists, including Monet (2x), Franc Lamy (2x), Pissarro (2x), Raffaëlli (3x), Renoir (2x), Sisley (2x).
Catalogue: In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 3,  2021. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/22 .
Sources: iR261;iR19; R249;

 

Czech Republic:

Prague:

 

 

USA:

Traveling exhibitions:
1913: the Armory Show or International Exhibition of Modern Art, was a traveling exhibition in New York (02/17 – 03/15), Chicago (03/24 – 04/15), Boston (04/28 – 05/18). In Boston and Chicago works were exhibited of Cézanne (13x + lithographs; many loans by Vollard); Gauguin (13x + lithographs; many loans by Emile Druet and Vollard); Redon (36x + lithographs; many flower still-lifes; many loans by Joseph Hessel, Marcel Kapferer, Wilhelm Uhde); Renoir (11 lithographs); Seurat (2x); Signac (1 oil + watercolours). The Boston catalogue (rendering 219 numbers by 50 artists) shows a bit less works by the ‘impressionists’, than the Chicago catalogue (303 numbers by 74 artists). The New York catalogue renders 1090 catalogue numbers with 302 artists, showing also works of Cassatt (2x), Cézanne (14x), Degas (3x; loans by Alexandre Morton), Monet (5x), Pissarro (4x), Sisley (3x). The following sendings differred much from Boston and Chicago: Cézanne (14x), Redon (39x + 29 lithos + 7 etchings), Renoir (5x), Signac (2x + 15 watercolours). Most of the works of Monet, Renoir and Sisley were loans by Durand-Ruel and sons. Most other works were lent by art-dealers like Bernheim-Jeune, Emile Druet, Vollard and private art-collectors, including Mrs Chadbourne.
Catalogue: The Salon database shows the catalogues of Boston, Chicago and Boston (iR1/Armory show).
Other sources: R5,p420;R106,p420;R116I,p369.

Boston:
See the links to the “impressionist” exhibition of 1893 and 1913.
1883/09/01 – 12/01 there was an exhibition at the Art Department called “American International Exhibiton of Foreign Products, Arts and Manufactures”. Durand-Ruel lent pictures of Pissarro.
Sources: R116,p362+CCP643+656+665; .

 

New York:

 

 

 

 

Exhibitions from the Durand-Ruel collection:

Note: also Paris, regional and international impressionist.

  • 1880/09 exhibition in Oran, Alger; sends in 233 (most impressionist) paintings (R5,p118)
  • 1882/07/01 ‘Impressionists in England’ exhibition in London; with Monet (4x), Renoir (R2,p382+391; R22IV,p1016; R31,p315)
  • hard rivalry with George Petit on the art market (R3)
  • 1881/05/18 buys a work of Degas for 5.000 franc (R5,p123)
  • 1882 co-organizes the seventh impressionist exposition (R3)
  • 1882/05/05: in London exhibition of impressionists paintings; with Cassatt, Degas, Monet, Renoir and Sisley and also pre-Impressionists Delacroix and Millet; receives good critics (R5,p129/130)
  • 1882/10/01 sends in works of Monet, Pissarro, Renoir and Sisley to a regional exhibition in Tours (R5,p130)
  • 1883: serie of solo exhibitions (mostly around 70 works): Degas refuses to join; Boudin; Monet (about 60x; o3/01-25); Renoir (April; 70 works); Pissarro (May); Sisley (June)
    9, Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris (R31,p315; R5,p134/5)
  • 1883/04-07: exhibition of ‘La Société des Impressionnistes’ in London showing works of Boudin, Cassatt, Degas, Manet, Monet (4x), Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir (10x) and Sisley (R5,p134/5; R31,p315)
  • 1883: other shows with Impressionist paintings in Boston, Rotterdam and Berlin (R5,p422)
  • 1884, May: ‘Exposition de tableaux impressionnistes…’ in London; with Monet (5x?); (R22IV,p1016)
  • 1885, June: in Brussels “exposition de MM. Degas, Monet (3x?), Pissarro, Renoir et Sisley” (R5,p143; R31,p315; R22IV,p1017)
  • 1885/07/12: exhibition in Amsterdam with impressionists works (R5,p144)
  • 1885, Geneva; with Monet (2x) (r22IV,p1017)
  • 1885, Fall: Durand-Ruel had plans for a large group exhibition (R2,p440)
  • 1886, April-June: exhibition in New York ‘the impressionists of Paris’
    with about 300 paintings, Caillebotte (several), Cassatt (several), Degas (23x), Monet (48x), Morisot (several), Pissarro (42x), Renoir (38x), Seurat (3x), Signac (6x), Sisley (15x) and Manet (17x)
    Aril: in the American Art Galleries; with Monet (28x?), Renoir (38x), Seurat,
    05/25-June: in the National Academy of Design; with Monet (18x?), Renoir (38x),
    (R3, R5,p149; R22IV,p1017; R31,p315; R39,p300; R44,p140)
  • 1888/05-06: Exposition in Paris; with Renoir (24x) (R31,p315)
  • 1888 new gallery in New York led by his three sons (R3)
  • 1889/02/27: posthumes exhibition of 28 works of Sisley in New York (R5,p222)
  • 1891: first solo-exhibition of Cassatt (R3,p652)
  • 1892: Exposition S. Renoirs (110 works!) (R31,p315)
  • 1893: the only solo-exhibition of Degas (with landscapes in pastel) (R3,p180)
  • 1893: solo-exhibition Cassatt (R3,p652)
  • 1893/11/04 – 12/01: exhibition of 44 works of Gauguin after mediation of Degas (R36,p81)
  • 1894/03/07 solo exhibition of 98 works of Pissarro (R5,p194)
  • 1895: solo exhibition of Cassatt in New York (R44,p141; R3,p652)
  • 1896/05-06: exposition Renoir (42x) (R31,p316)
  • 1896: posthumous exposition of Morisot (R42,p92)
  • 1898, 1899, 1910, : exhibitions in Paris with works of Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Sisley (R31,p316)
  • 1900, 1908, 1915 : exhibitions in Paris with works of Monet and Renoir (R31,p316)
  • 1905: exhibition in London: pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir (59x), Sisley (R31,p216)

 

 

  • 1871/05/12 International exhibition in Kensington; with Manet (1x), Monet (1x), Pissarro (2x); the works are neglected (R5,p70)
  • 1873: Vienne; with Monet (1x) (R22IV;p1016)
  • 1876/04 art-dealer Deschamps exhibits works of Degas, Manet, Morisot and Sisley in London (R5,p94)
  • 1876/09 exhibition in Brighton with Degas’ Absint (R5,p95)
  • 1879/05 Society of American Artists in New York; Cassatt exhibits (R5,p113)
  • 1879/12 exhibition in New York and Boston shows a work of Manet (R5,p113)
  • 1880s thanks to a better railway system and post traffic international exhibitions became more common (R5,p214)
  • 1882, Autumn: first exhibition of Impressionists in Germany by Gurlitt; with Monet (2x)
    repeated in 1883; with Monet (2x), Renoir,
    (R22IV,p1016; R5,p215; R31,p315)
  • 1883/04/15 Society of Impressionists in London (with Boudin, Cassatt, Manet, Morisot, Pissarro and Sisley; R5,p134/5)
  • 1883, April-July: ‘La Société des impressionnistes’ in London; with Monet (>34x?), Morisot (R22IV,p1016; R42,p92)
  • 1883/09/01 in Boston with Manet (2x), Monet (3x), Pissarro (6x), Renoir (3x), Sisley (3x) send in by Durand-Ruel; no sales, no mentions in the press (R5,p135; R22IV,p1016; R31,p315)
  • 1883/12/03 in New York with Degas, Manet and others; positive respons (R5,p136)
  • 1885, June: in Brussels (by Durand-Ruel); with Degas, Monet (3x?), Pissarro, Renoir and Sisley (R22IV,p1016; R31,p315)
  • 1887; 25/5-30/6: Celebrated paintings by great French masters in New York; with Monet (12x?), Renoir (5x) (R22IV,p1017; R31,p315)
  • 1890/09-10: in Chicago; with Monet (5x), Renoir (3x) (R22IV,p1017; R31,p315)
  • 1891; 17-28/03: ’the Impressionists of Paris’ in Boston (collection Durand-Ruel); with Monet (20x?), Pissarro, Sisley (R22IV,p1017)
  • 1892: start of the yearly ‘Exposition de l’Association pour l’Art in Antwerp’; Signac regularly exhibited (R39,p325)
  • 1895 start of the Biënnale in Venice, Italy (R5,p214)
  • 1896 Hugo von Tschudi becomes director of the Nation Gallery in Berlin (and later of the Neue Pinakothek in Munich) buying and exhibiting impressionist works (R5,p215)

 

  • 1883/09/01 in Boston with Manet (2x), Monet (3x), Pissarro (6x), Renoir (3x), Sisley (3x) send in by Durand-Ruel; no sales, no mentions in the press (R5,p135; R22IV,p1016; R31,p315)
  • 1883/12/03 in New York with Degas, Manet and others; positive respons (R5,p136)
  • 1885, June: in Brussels (by Durand-Ruel); with Degas, Monet (3x?), Pissarro, Renoir and Sisley (R22IV,p1016; R31,p315)
  • 1905: exhibition in London: pictures by Boudin, Cézanne, Degas, Manet, Monet, Morisot, Pissarro, Renoir (59x), Sisley (R31,p216)

 

 

 

 

Sources:
My main sources are the catalogues in the Salon database (iR1) and other catalogues (R250;iR261); the catalogues raisonnée of Monet (R22IV,p1016), Signac (R106), Pissarro (R116); catalogues of Renoir (R31,p315), Sisley. Other sources are Denvir (R5).