Impressionism, a historical reconstruction
8 ‘impressionist’ expositions
1874 – 1886
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Extended information on the 8 ‘impressionist’ expositions:
Impressionism is known for the 8 group expositions held in Paris, starting in 1874 and ending in 1886. These expositions were independent from the Salon-des-Beaux-Arts in Paris. Nowadays these expositions are known as the ‘impressionist’ expositions and they had an important influence on art-history. Some partakers of the ‘impressionist’ expositions did exhibit outside the catalogue (=hc). In total there were 56+2hc-1=57 partakers (see the link for more info).
On this page you will find a menu with links leading to 66! pages with all kinds of information about these ‘impressionist’ expositions, the partakers (with links to the exhibited pictures), slideshows, the 8 catalogues and overviews of used techniques. The links will also lead you to unknown art-works, unknown partakers and you will find out that not only oil paintings were shown.
The pages that mainly show pictures are indicated with the icon of a painting palette 🎨. The pages that mainly profide (detailed) background information are indicated with the icon of a magnifying glass 🔎. Starting pages also render links to other pages. The other pages render a combination of information and pictures.
starting pages:
8 ‘impressionist’ expositions
extended overview
starting page partakers
(importance 56+2hc-1=57 partakers)
starting page with links to slideshows.
starting page with links to used techniques.
starting page with links to the catalogues.
background information:
Société Anonyme des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, etc. 🔎.
When? Where? Naming of the expositions 🔎.
comparatively small expositions 🔎.
overview number of works exhibited 🔎.
overview number of works per artist 🔎.
importance 56+2hc-1=57 partakers 🔎.
frequency of partaking 1874 – 1886 🔎.
birth and death of the partakers 🔎.
overview loans per partaker 🔎.
overview lenders per year 🔎.
8 ‘impressionist’ expositions 1874 – 1886 the used techniques:
starting page with links to used techniques 🔎.
overview number of exhibited oil paintings 🔎.
overview exhibited aquarelles (+ gouaches) 🎨.
overview exhibited pastels 🎨.
overview exhibited drawings 🎨.
overview exhibited engravings 🎨.
overview exhibited art-works made with mixed techniques 🎨.
overview exhibited sculptures 🎨.
overview exhibited fans 🎨.
overview exhibited art-works made with other techniques 🎨.
overview of the art-works classified as applied art 🎨.
1st ‘impressionist’ exposition 1874:
30+1hc=31 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slide show 🎨.
YouTube video.
overview used techniques 🔎.
Société Anonyme des Artistes Peintres, Sculpteurs, Graveurs, etc. 🔎.
reviews 🔎.
2nd ‘impressionist’ exposition 1876:
19 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
reviews 🔎.
3rd ‘impressionist’ exposition 1877:
18 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
4h ‘impressionist’ exposition 1879:
14+2hc=16 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
5th ‘impressionist’ exposition 1880:
19 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
6th ‘impressionist’ exposition 1881:
13+1hc=14 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
7th ‘impressionist’ exposition 1882:
9 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
8th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1886:
17+1hc=18 partakers
(starting page with links to info, paintings and an account)
slideshow 🎨.
overview used techniques 🔎.
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