The Brussels Salon (French: Salon de Bruxelles; Dutch: Salon van Brussel) was a periodic exhibition of works by living artists that was held in Brussels between 1811 and 1914. It was primarily aimed at painters, but sculptors, draughtsmen, engravers and architects were also present. Participants were given a unique opportunity to present their work to the general public and to offer it for sale if desired. They could also enter anonymously in a competition whose first prize was a gold medal. The catalogues were eagerly received and newspapers and art critics followed the event closely. The national Museum of Fine Arts was enriched mainly by works purchased at the Salon.[1]
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edit- ^ "Apolline Malevez – Exposer et être vu. La Société libre des Beaux-Arts et les Salons triennaux . une réflexion expographique". koregos.org. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
Bibliography
edit- (fr) Christophe Loir, L'émergence des beaux-arts en Belgique : Institutions, artistes, public et patrimoine (1773–1835), Brussels, Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles, 2004, 352 p. (ISBN 978-2-80041-335-8).
- (nl) Michèle van Kalck, De Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België : Twee eeuwen geschiedenis, vol. 2, Brussels, Lannoo, 2003, 800 p. (ISBN 978-9-02095-184-4).
- (nl) Robert Hoozee, Brussel. Kruispunt van culturen, Antwerp, Mercatorfonds, 2000, 330 p. (ISBN 978-9-06153-456-3).
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