Société des artistes français
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The Société des Artistes Français is the association of French painters and sculptors established in 1881. Its annual exhibition is called the Salon.
When the Société was established, it associated all the French artists. Its president was a painter and its vice-president a sculptor. The first president was William-Adolphe Bouguereau
. The main task of the Société is to organize the Salon, since the French government ceased to do it.
and others rejected this proposal and left the organization. They quickly created their own exhibition (Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1899) that was also named the Salon, officially Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux–Arts, in short Salon du Champs de Mars. The original Salon was sometimes called Salon de Champs-Élysées, or simply Salon des artistes français).
President Bouguereau resigned and was succeeded by Édouard Detaille
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Its current President is Ms. Viviane Guybet and its two Vice-Presidents are Ms. Martine Delaleuf and Mr. Michel Averseng
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When the Société was established, it associated all the French artists. Its president was a painter and its vice-president a sculptor. The first president was William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
William-Adolphe Bouguereau was a French academic painter. William Bouguereau was a traditionalist; in his realistic genre paintings he used mythological themes, making modern interpretations of Classical subjects, with an emphasis on the female human body.-Life and career :William-Adolphe...
. The main task of the Société is to organize the Salon, since the French government ceased to do it.
Secession
In December 1890 president Bouguereau suggested that the Salon should be an exhibition of young, yet unrecognized, artists. Ernest Meissonier, Puvis de Chavannes, Auguste RodinAuguste Rodin
François-Auguste-René Rodin , known as Auguste Rodin , was a French sculptor. Although Rodin is generally considered the progenitor of modern sculpture, he did not set out to rebel against the past...
and others rejected this proposal and left the organization. They quickly created their own exhibition (Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1899) that was also named the Salon, officially Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux–Arts, in short Salon du Champs de Mars. The original Salon was sometimes called Salon de Champs-Élysées, or simply Salon des artistes français).
President Bouguereau resigned and was succeeded by Édouard Detaille
Édouard Detaille
Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille , was a French Academic painter and military artist noted for his precision and realistic detail....
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Current Days
The Société des Artistes Français still exists and organizes each year the "Salon des Artistes Français".Its current President is Ms. Viviane Guybet and its two Vice-Presidents are Ms. Martine Delaleuf and Mr. Michel Averseng
Michel Averseng
-Artistic career:Averseng studied at the School of Fine Arts of Toulouse, then within Marcel Gimond's studio at the National Superior School of Fine Arts in Paris.Averseng then fulfilled his national service in Algeria...
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External links
- Société des Artistes Français (official website)