Salon des refuses

Salon des refuses
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Salon des Refuses. Special exhibition held in Paris in 1863 of the works refused by the Salon of that year.

Salon des Refuses
Because of a scandal (the inordinate number of works refused admission) caused by the Salon during the time of Napoleon III, he ordered that a new exhibition, ...

Salon des Refuses
exbibition of 1863 promoted by Napoleon III to show works rejected by the Paris SALON.
Salon painting
the style acceptable to the Paris Salon; by implication dull and stereotyped.
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To counter these refusals, the Salon des Refuses was established and it was here that Dejeuner sur l'herbe (also known as the Luncheon on the Grass) was exhibited.

In 1863, Edouard Manet exhibited his painting Dejeuner sur l'herbe at the Salon des Refuses. The painting caused commotion, thus founding the Impressionist movement.

In 1863 the emperor Napoleon III decreed the opening of a Salon des Refuses to counter the growing agitation in artistic circles over painters refused by the Salon of the Academie.

See also: Painting, Impression, Impressionism, Movement, Expression