Salon d’Automne

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Meta-Impressionism / Salons

Salon d’Automne

1903 onwards

 

Introduction:
In 1903 the ‘Société de Salon d’Automne‘ was founded by the architect Frantz Jourdain, who also was the first president (R39,p45). In 1903 they organised their first exhibition at the Palaix des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (also called the Petit Palais des the Champs-Élysées). They not only exhibited paintings and drawings, but also sculpture, engraving, architecture, decorative arts, books and music. It’s goal was the development of Fine Arts. The number of works admitted was not limited. The members had to subscribes the statutes. Per section of art there was a jury with several members. A sub-commission was responsible for the hanging.

 

Impressionists at the Salon d’Automne:
Among the founders was a certain Lebourg, also being a chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur and only mentioned in 1903+04; maybe this was Albert Lebourg; he never did participate. Cézanne was mentioned a founder in 1904+05+06; there was a retrospective of his works in 1904+07; in 1907 he was mentioned among the deceased members; some sources mention he was a partaker in 1905+06. Henri Rouart is among the honorable members 1905-07, but he never did exhibit. Renoir was called ‘Président Honneur’ and sociétaire (1905-07), in 1904 there was a retrospective of his works and in 1905+06 he did partake and was part of the commitee. Guillaumin was a partaker from the start in 1904+05+06; from 1904-07 he also was a sociétaire and part of the commitee; from 1906 -08 he was ‘president de sections peinture’; in 1926 there was a large retrospective organised (R179,p58+70). Cordey was a partaker from the beginning in 1903 and a sociétaire from 1904-08; in 1906 he also was part of the jury for the paintings. Raffaëlli seems only to be a partaker in 1905; but still he was a sociétaire in 1906+07 and part of the Jury for the paintings in 1906. Redon was a partaker and sociétaire from 1905-07; in 1904 there was a retrospective with 62 of his works. Among the sociétaires from 1905-07, there also was a Legros; maybe Alphonse LegrosVidal only was a partaker at the first exhibition in 1903. In 1903 and 1906 there was a retrospective of works of Gauguin. In 1907 there was a large retrospective of works by Berthe Morisot. In 1921 there was a retrospective with 49 works of Caillebotte (=SdA1921-x; R102,p283). In 1931 there was a retrospective of works of Boudin (iR23). Monet (R22IV,p1018-1024) and Signac (R106,p420/1) never did take part in the exhibitions of the Salon d’Automne. Signac refused because they had a jury (R39,p49).
Note: the following names can be confusing; they did not partake in the ‘impressionist’ expositions: Paul Bracquemond; André Collin (an architect); Paul-Émile Colin (an etcher); Georges Redon.

 

The Salon d’Automne year by year (1903-1919):

1903/10/31 – 12/06 (=1SdA-1903):
In 1903 there were 994 works exhibited of 503 participants. Among the partakers were: Forain (aR4); Vidal, with 1 aquarelle (R239).
There also was a (sensational) exhibition of 8 works of Gauguin (written as Paul Ganguin), who had died earlier that year 1903/05/08 (R329).

In 1904/10/15 – 11/15 (=2SdA-1904):
In 1904 there were 2281 works exhibited of 645 participants (iR1), including Guillaumin (6x, including 5x Zaandam); Zandomeneghi (iR1).
There were separate rooms for Cézanne (31 works that were ‘triumphantly welcomed’), Puvis de Chavannes (44 works), and Renoir (35 works) and Toulouse-Lautrec (28 works). A room dedicated to Odillon Redon, showing 64 works, including 11 paintings, 15 drawings, 20 pastels and 18 lithographes (aR6=iR189=R182IV,p333).

In 1905/10/18 – 11/25 (=3SdA-1905):
In 1905 there were 1844 works exhibited of 671 participants (iR1). DoME (being incomplete) mentions 452 participants showing 1790 works, but the catalogue renders 1636+68+31=1735 works. Presidents of honor were Renoir and Eugène Carrière. Guillaumin was president of the painting section.
Among the partakers were: Cézanne (no.314-323); Cordey (no.363-367); Guillaumin (nos.682-687); Lucien Pissarro (no.1265); Raffaëlli (no.1286-1296); Redon (no.1307-1316); Renoir (no.1321-29). And also: Albert André; Bonnard; Pierre Bracquemond; Camoin; Carrière; Derain; d’Espagnat; Flandrin; Friesz; Guérin; Matisse; Jawlensky; Kandinsky; Lebasque; Lefebvre; Manguin; Marquet; Henry Moret; Jean Peské; Picabia; Pinchon; Puy; Henri Rousseau; Roussel; Sickert; Vallotton; Valtat; Kees van Dongen; de Vlaminck; Vuillard. There also were exhibitions of works of Ingres (68 works) and Edouard Manet (31 works).
Louis Vauxcelles called in a review the artists who exhibited in room 7 ‘Fauves‘; these were Charles Camoin, André Derain, Henri Manguin, Henri Matisse, Albert Marquet and Maurice de Vlaminck, all representives of the now known art-movement ‘Les Fauves’.
Sources: iR1;iR261.

In 1906/10/06-11/15 (=4SdA-1906):
In 1906 there were 2237 works exhibited of 627 participants (iR1). DoME (being incomplete) mentions 421 participants showing 1923 works. The organizing committee consisted of 51 members including Guillaumin, Redon and Renoir. The preface was written by Roger Marx.
There was a Scandinavian section with 74 seperate catalogue numbers; a large, posthumous exhibition of 227 art-works of Gauguin from several collections, including the Schuffenecker collection (no.168-179) (with a preface written by Charles Morice); an exhibition of 49 (or 60) works of Eugène Carrière; a retrospective of Courbet (no titles);  an Exposition des Affiches et Estampes (not numbered).
Among the participants were Cézanne (nos.317-326); Cordey (nos.378-387); Guillaumin (nos.705-711); Redon (nos.1454-61); Renoir (nos.1467-72). And also Albert André; Bonnard; Robert Delaunay; Eugène Delestre; Derain; Kees van Dongen; Dufy; d’Espagnat; Flandrin; Friesz; Guérin; Kandinsky; Kupka; Manguin; Marquet; Matisse; Maufra; Henry Moret; Jean Peské; Pinchon; George Manzana Pissarro; Puy; Henri Rousseau; Roussel; Walter Richard Sickert; Vallotton; Valtat; de Vlaminck; Vuillard.
Sources: (iR1;iR261;R49,p92).

In 1907/10/1 – 22 (=5SdA-1907):
In 1907 there were 1788 works exhibited.
There were extra exhibitions of drawings of Rodin (no titles), studies of Sir Francis Seymour Haden, an ‘exposition Belge’ (203 works; with a preface by Octave Maus), a retrospective of Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (149 works), a retrospective of Cézanne (56 works from 3 collections), a retrospective of Berthe Morisot (121 works from the Ernest Rouart collection and 53 works from other collections), 16 works of Eva Gonzalès and a retrospective of medals.

 

In 1908/10/01 – 11/08 (=6SdA-1908):
Matisse was in the jury, the ‘cubist’ paintings of Braque were rejected. There were several special exhibitions (with seperate catalogues): Rétrospective d’oeuvres d’Adolphe Monticelli (177x); Le Greco (21x); Rétrospective d’Oeuvres de Rodolfe Bresdin (42x); rétrospective d’oeuvres de Chifflart (110x); Exposition d’Arts Finlandais; Exposition des Affiches et Estampes; décorations scolaires (27x); section littéraire; section Musicale.
Among the participants were: Cordey (nos.458+459); Théo van Rysselberghe (no.184-186; R68,p128).
And also: Albert André; Bonnard; Camoin; Denis; Derain; Kees van Dongen; Friesz;
Note: the DoME catalogue stops at no.743 (Gascouin) and mentions 190 partakers (iR261).

1909/10/01 – 11/08 (=7SdA-1909):
There was a small exhibition with 24 works of Corot called ‘Figures de Corot’ (R222,p167).

1910/10/01 – 11/08 (=8SdA-1910):
Matisse exhibited ‘La dance’ and ‘La musique’; there were cubistic works exhibited; there was a retrospective of Bazille.

1911/10/01 – 11/08 (=9SdA-1911):
Again there were cubistic works exhibited; there was a retrospective of lithos by Pissarro.

1912/10/01 – 11/08 (=10SdA-1912):
There was a room for cubistic artists. There was an exposition of portraits from the 19th century and an important section of decorative art. There were discussions between various avant garde groups.

1913/11/15 – 1914/01/05 (=11SdA-1913):
There were special exhibitions of Ferdinand Hodler; L’art populaire Russe; Rétrospective d’oeuvres de Rodo Niderhausers (iR261).

1914-18:
During the 1st World War there were no exhibitions.

1919/11/01 – 12/10 (=12SdA-1919):
The first exhibition after the 1st World War. The Salon d’Automne is still active (iR290).

1924:
1924/06/13: works of Lucien Pissarro were exhibited at the Salon d’Automne (R312,p186). Note: maybe the month was miswritten.

1926:
In 1926 there was a large retrospective of Guillaumin at the Salon d’Automne, with 112 works (R179,p70).
Review in L’Amour de l’art of November (=R356=iR40,p375-381).

 

The locations of the Salon d’Automne:
Petit Palais des Champs-Elysées = Palaix des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris (1903).
Grand Palais des Champs-Elysées (1904 +05 +06).

 

Sources:
My main sources are the catalogues that can be found on the internet, especially those of 1903-1908 (R239;iR19;iR261;iR1). The monographs on the Salon d’Automne in Monneret (1978-81=R88II,p403-405) in Walther (2013=R3,p653). Info in Denvir (1993=R5,p229-232)  Info in books on Renoir (R31,p216), on Gauguin (R36,p82;R49,p92), on Henri Manguin (R176,p13-18+205-212), on Henri Matisse (R216,p64-109). Info on the internet (iR3;iR290).

additional references (=aR):

  1. kiamaartgallery.wordpress.com//salon-d’automne (article; =iR427)
  2. x

Catalogues:

1903: at the Salon database (iR1/Salon d’Automne)

1904: at the Salon database (iR1/Salon d’Automne)

1905: at the Salon database (iR1/Salon d’Automne)
+ iR261 (incomplete): “Salon d’Automne. 3e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Jan 16,  2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/30.

1906: at the Salon database (iR1/Salon d’Automne)
+ iR261 (incomplete): “Salon d’Automne. 4e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Aug 5,  2022. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/68.

1907: incomplete catalogue, rendering just general information: “Salon d’Automne. 5e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 1, 2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/1477 (iR261/iR19).

1908: incomplete catalogue untill number 743 (Gascouin): “Salon d’Automne. 6e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified May 16, 2022. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/179 (iR261).

1909: “Salon d’Automne. 7e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 1,  2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/241 (iR261); note no catalogue info at all.

1910: “Salon d’Automne. 8e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 1,  2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/317; (iR261); note no catalogue info at all.

1911: “Salon d’Automne. 9e exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 1, 2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/383 (iR261); note no catalogue info at all.

1912: “Salon d’Automne. 10e Exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 1, 2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/488 (iR261); note no catalogue info at all.

1913: “Salon d’Automne. 11e exposition.” In Database of Modern Exhibitions (DoME). European Paintings and Drawings 1905-1915. Last modified Mar 1, 2023. http://exhibitions.univie.ac.at/exhibition/610 (iR261); note no catalogue info at all.

 

Recommanded citation: “Meta-Impressionism / other exhibitions: Salon d’Automne. Last modified 2023/22/22.  https://www.impressionism.nl/salon-dautomne/

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