Le Barc de Boutteville
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The art gallery of Le Barc de Boutteville, at 47 Rue Le Peletier, was one of the few places in Paris
where young artists were welcome to present their work to the public, in the years after the death of Theo van Gogh
and before Ambroise Vollard
opened his gallery.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
where young artists were welcome to present their work to the public, in the years after the death of Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh (art dealer)
Theodorus "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer. He was the younger brother of Vincent van Gogh, and Theo's unfailing financial and emotional support allowed his brother to devote himself entirely to painting...
and before Ambroise Vollard
Ambroise Vollard
Ambroise Vollard is regarded as one of the most important dealers in French contemporary art at the beginning of the twentieth century...
opened his gallery.
1892
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes - c. January/February
- Exposition de 16 toiles peintes par Van GoghVincent van GoghVincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
- catalogue woodcut by Émile BernardÉmile BernardÉmile Henri Bernard is known as a Post-Impressionist painter who had artistic friendships with Van Gogh, Gauguin and Eugene Boch, and at a later time, Cézanne. Most of his notable work was accomplished at a young age, in the years 1886 through 1897. He is also associated with Cloisonnism and...
; c. April - Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Deuxième exposition - Introduction by G.-Albert AurierAlbert AurierG. Albert Aurier was a poet, art critic and painter, devoted to Symbolism.Son of a notary born in Châteauroux, Indre, Aurier went to Paris in 1883 to study law, but soon his attention was drawn to art and literature, and he began to contribute to Symolist periodicals...
; c. Summer (no precise dates) - Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Troisième exposition - Introduction by Gaston Lesaulx; opening c. December (no precise dates)
1893
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Quatrième exposition - Introduction by Camille Mauclair; spring (no precise dates)
- Les Portraits du prochain siècle - autumn (no precise dates)
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Cinquième exposition - Introduction by Camille Mauclair; winter (no precise dates)
1894
- MaufraMaxime MaufraBorn in Nantes, Maxime Maufra was a French landscape and marine painter, etcher and lithographer.-Biography:Maufra first began painting at 18. He was encouraged to do so by two artists from Nantes: the brothers Leduc. However, he didn’t fully embrace his painting career right away. Being a...
: Œuvres récentes - Introduction by Frantz Jourdain; 18 January - 18 February - Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Sixième exposition - Introduction by Camille Mauclair; running from 2 March
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Septième exposition - Introduction by René Barjean; running from 10 July
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Huitième exposition - no catalogue recorded
1895
- Armand Seguin: Œuvres nouvelles - Introduction by Paul GauguinPaul GauguinEugène Henri Paul Gauguin was a leading French Post-Impressionist artist. He was an important figure in the Symbolist movement as a painter, sculptor, print-maker, ceramist, and writer...
; February - March - Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Neuvième exposition - Introduction by Maurice DenisMaurice DenisMaurice Denis was a French painter and writer, and a member of the Symbolist and Les Nabis movements. His theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art.-Childhood and education:...
; running from 27 April - Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Dixième exposition - no catalogue recorded
1896
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Onzième exposition - Introduction by René Barjean; running from 20 January
- Dulac - Introduction by Henry Cochin; 11 May - 4 June 1896
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Douzième exposition - Introduction by Armand Seguin; running from 21 July
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Treizième exposition - Introduction by Louis Roy; running from 26 December
1897
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Quatorzième exposition - Introduction by Louis Roy; running from 25 June
- Peintres Impressionnistes et Symbolistes, Quinzième exposition, chez Ch. Dosbourg, Galerie Le Barc de Boutteville - Introduction by Frédéric Cordey; running from 1 December
Resources
Most of the catalogues are reprinted in Modern Art in Paris, ed. Theodore Reff, vol.Literature
- Guy, Cecile: Le Barc de Boutteville, L'Œil, April 1965, pp. 31–36; 58-59
- Monneret, Sophie: L'impressionnisme et son époque, dictionnaire international, Denoël, Paris 1979 ISBN 2-221-05222-6