The Galerie Barbazanges was an art gallery in Paris that exhibited contemporary art between 1911 and 1928. The building was owned by a wealthy fashion designer,

Paul Poiret Paul Poiret (20 April 1879 – 30 April 1944) was a French fashion designer, a master couturier during the first two decades of the 20th century. He was the founder of his namesake haute couture house. Early life and career Poiret was bor ...

, and the gallery was used for Poiret's "Salon d'Antin" exhibitions. The gallery showed the work of avant-garde artists such as Picasso, Modigliani, Gauguin, Matisse, Chagall, and Dufy.

History

In 1911 Henri Barbazanges rented part of the property at 109 Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré from his friend, the fashion designer

, and opened the Gallery Barbazanges with financial assistance from L. C. Hodebert. The gallery would exhibit contemporary art. The building was beside Poiret's eighteenth century mansion at 26 Avenue d'Antin. The Galerie Barbazanges leased the ground floor, with a total area of about . Behind the front room there were a number of smaller rooms leading to a room without windows, but with a glass roof high. This large back room may have been built by Barbazanges when he took control in 1911. A door was made between Poiret's mansion and one of the rooms of the gallery. Poiret reserved the right to hold two exhibitions each year. One of these was ''L'Art Moderne en France'' from 16–31 July 1916, organized by

André Salmon André Salmon (4 October 1881, Paris – 12 March 1969, Sanary-sur-Mer) was a French poet, art critic and writer. He was one of the early defenders of Cubism, with Guillaume Apollinaire and Maurice Raynal. Biography André Salmon was born i ...

. Salmon gave "26 Avenue d'Antin" as the address and called the exhibition the "Salon d'Antin". Artists included

Pablo Picasso Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso (25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973) was a Spanish painter, sculptor, printmaker, Ceramic art, ceramicist, and Scenic ...

, who showed ''

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (''The Young Ladies of Avignon'', originally titled ''The Brothel of Avignon'') is a large oil painting created in 1907 by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso. Part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, it portrays f ...

'' for the first time,

Amedeo Modigliani Amedeo Clemente Modigliani (; ; 12 July 1884 – 24 January 1920) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France. He is known for portraits and nudes in a modern art, modern style characterized by a surre ...

Moïse Kisling Moïse Kisling (born Mojżesz Kisling; 22 January 1891 – 29 April 1953) was a Polish-born French painter. Born in Kraków, then part of Austria-Hungary, to Jews, Jewish parents, Kisling studied at the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, Academy ...

Manuel Ortiz de Zárate Manuel Ortiz de Zárate Pinto (October 9, 1887 – October 28, 1946) was a Chilean painter, born in Italy and raised in Chile. He was active from 1902 to 1945, in Paris and in Italy. Biography Born as Manuel Revuelta Ortiz de Zárate Pinto ...

, and

Marie Vassilieff Mariya Ivanovna Vassilieva (Russian: Мария Ивановна Васильева;1884-1957), better known as Marie Vassilieff, was a Russian-born painter and set designer active in Paris. She was born on February 12, 1884 in Smolensk, Russi ...

. Poiret also arranged concerts of new music at the gallery, often in combination with exhibitions of new art. The 1916 Salon d'Antin included readings of poetry by

Max Jacob Max Jacob (; 12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic. Life and career After spending his childhood in Quimper, Brittany, he enrolled in the Paris Colonial School, which he left in 1897 for an artistic c ...

and

Guillaume Apollinaire Guillaume Apollinaire (; ; born Kostrowicki; 26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist and art critic of Poland, Polish descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the ...

, and performances of work by

Erik Satie Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (born 17 May 18661 July 1925), better known as Erik Satie, was a French composer and pianist. The son of a French father and a British mother, he studied at the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatoire but was an undi ...

Darius Milhaud Darius Milhaud (, ; 4 September 1892 – 22 June 1974) was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. He was a member of Les Six—also known as ''The Group of Six''—and one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century. His composition ...

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and American citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century c ...

, and

Georges Auric Georges Auric (; 15 February 1899 – 23 July 1983) was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault, France. He was considered one of ''Les Six'', a group of artists informally associated with Jean Cocteau and Erik Satie. Before he turned 20 h ...

. Satie's ''Musique d'ameublement'' (

furniture music Furniture music, or in French (language), French ''musique d’ameublement'' (sometimes more literally translated as ''furnishing'' music), is background music originally played by live performers. The term was coined by Erik Satie in 1917. Sati ...

) was performed in public for the first time at the gallery on 8 March 1920 during intermissions of a play by Max Jacob. Paul Gauguin - Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake

Paul Gauguin - Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake

In 1919 the gallery purchased

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influ ...

's ''

Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake ''Self-Portrait with Halo and Snake'', also known as ''Self-Portrait'', is an 1889 oil on wood, oil-on-wood painting by French artist Paul Gauguin, which represents his late Brittany period in the fishing village of Le Pouldu in northwestern F ...

'' from François Norgelet. The painting was later acquired by Lord Ivor Charles Spencer Churchill. In 1923

Pierre Matisse Pierre Matisse (June 13, 1900 – August 10, 1989) was a French-American art dealer active in New York City. He was the youngest child of French painter Henri Matisse. Background and early years Pierre Matisse was born in Bohain-en-Vermandois on ...

, son of

Henri Matisse Henri Émile Benoît Matisse (; 31 December 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French visual arts, visual artist, known for both his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a drawing, draughtsman, printmaking, printmaker, ...

and Amélie Parayre, came to work at the gallery to gain experience in the art market before moving to New York in 1924. In March 1923

Raoul Dufy Raoul Dufy (; 3 June 1877 – 23 March 1953) was a French painter associated with the Fauvist movement. He gained recognition for his vibrant and decorative style, which became popular in various forms, such as textile designs, and public build ...

and

Jean Émile Laboureur Émile Laboureur, known as Jean Émile (16 August 1877, Nantes16 June 1943, near Pénestin) was a French painter, designer, engraver, watercolorist, lithographer, and illustrator. Biography He was born to a prosperous bourgeois family. In 1895, ...

organized the first Exposition du Groupe des peintres-graveurs indépendents at the gallery. A second exhibition of this group was held in 1924. Another of Poiret's exhibitions, also organized by Salmon, was ''La Collection particulière de M. Paul Poiret'', from 26 April to 12 May 1923. Barbazanges retired in 1923, but Hodebert continued to run the gallery under the original name. Advertisements in 1926 also called it the Galerie Barbazanges-Hodebert. In the spring of 1928 the gallery moved to 174 Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré, the Galerie Camille Hodebert had been open since 1922. In 1929 this gallery was called the ''Galerie L.C. Hodebert''. In January 1929 Hodebart transferred the space of the former Galerie Barbazanges to Georges Bernheim. It housed the Galerie Heim from the 1950s, which specialized in old master paintings.

Exhibitions

Exhibitions at the gallery included: *1911: 7 April – 2 May. ''Exposition de céramiques persanes de miniatures et manuscrits'' organized by The Persian Art Gallery of London. *1912: 28 February – 13 March. First major exhibition of

Robert Delaunay Robert Delaunay (; 12 April 1885 – 25 October 1941) was a French artist of the School of Paris movement; who, with his wife Sonia Delaunay and others, co-founded the Orphism (art), Orphism art movement, noted for its use of strong colours and g ...

, with 46 works from his early impressionist days to his most recent Paris cityscapes and cubist depictions of the Eiffel Tower. The work of

Marie Laurencin Marie Laurencin (31 October 1883 – 8 June 1956) was a French painter and printmaker. She became an important figure in the Parisian avant-garde as a member of the Cubists associated with the Section d'Or. Biography Laurencin was born in Par ...

was also shown in this exhibition. *1916: 16–31 July. ''L'Art Moderne en France – Salon d'Antin'' organized by

. *1917: ''Les Peintres de la guerre au camouflage'' – Fauves group. *1919: June–July. Works by

Mikhail Larionov Mikhail Fyodorovich Larionov (; – May 10, 1964) was a Russian avant-garde painter who worked with radical exhibitors and pioneered the first approach to abstract Russian art. He was founding member of two important artistic groups Knave ...

and

Natalia Goncharova Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (, ; 3 July 188117 October 1962) was a Russian avant-garde artist, painter, costume designer, writer, illustrator, and set designer. Goncharova's lifelong partner was fellow Russian avant-garde artist Mikhail Lariono ...

*1919: 10–30 October.

''Exposition d'oeuvres inconnues'' *1919: 1–15 December. ''Exposition Abel Truchet''. Program preface by

Frantz Jourdain Frantz Jourdain (; 3 October 1847 – 22 August 1935) was a Belgian architect and author. He is best known for La Samaritaine, an Art Nouveau department store built in the 1st arrondissement of Paris in three stages between 1904 and 1928. He was r ...

. *1919: 19 December – 10 January 1920. ''Les maitres anglais'', 1740–1840 : exposition de pastels, aquarelles et dessins *1920: 17 June – 4 July. Second exhibition of ''La Jeune Peinture française'', an

retrospective *1921: ''Exposition des eaux-fortes, bois gravés, lithographies et dessins de

Bernard Naudin Bernard Étienne Hubert Naudin (11 November 1876, Châteauroux - 7 March 1946, Paris) was a French painter, designer, caricaturist, and engraver. Biography He was born into a family of watchmakers and antique dealers. His father, who died in ...

''. *1921: 15–31 January. ''3e Exposition de la Société des Artistes Animaliers, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs : rétrospective, oeuvres d'Auguste Lançon''. *1922: 28 January – 25 February. ''Exposition d'art irlandais''. *1922: 17–31 March. ''Auguste Brouet. Son oeuvre''. First exhibition in France. *1922: 3–19 April. ''Sculpture en taille directe et tapisserie'' : first exhibition organized by the review ''La douce France''. Program preface by Emmanuel de Thubert. *1922: 17–31 November. ''Le Sport dans l'art : Art ancien et moderne, peinture, sculpture, gravure, architecture etc.'' With

André Dunoyer de Segonzac André Dunoyer de Segonzac (6 July 1884 – 17 September 1974) was a French painter and graphic artist. Biography Segonzac was born in Boussy-Saint-Antoine and spent his childhood there and in Paris. His parents wanted him to attend the military ...

and

Maurice de Vlaminck Maurice de Vlaminck (; 4 April 1876 - 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 were ...

*1922: 1–16 December. Exposition Michel Simonidy. *1923: 15–28 February. Exhibition of work by Conrad Kickert. This was the artist's first solo exhibition in France, and received positive reviews. Before the end of the show it was announced that the state had purchased ''Le Pot chinois'' for the Musée du Luxembourg. *1923: 17–31 March. ''1e Exposition du groupe des peintres-graveurs indépendants''. *1923: 4–25 April. Third exhibition of ''La Jeune Peinture française'' *1923: 26 April – 12 May. Art collection of Paul Poiret. Much of this would be auctioned in November 1925 at the Hôtel Drouot due to Poiret's bankruptcy. *1923: 17–31 May. ''Sculpture en taille directe, tapisserie fresque'' : second exhibition organized by the review ''La douce France''. Program preface by Emmanuel de Thubert. *1924: 2–15 January. Early works of

Maurice Utrillo Maurice Utrillo (; born Maurice Valadon; 26 December 1883 – 5 November 1955) was a French painter of the School of Paris who specialized in cityscapes. From the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of ...

from the period 1910–14. *1924: Fourth exhibition of ''La Jeune Peinture française'' *1924: 17–30 December. Work by

Marc Chagall Marc Chagall (born Moishe Shagal; – 28 March 1985) was a Russian and French artist. An early modernism, modernist, he was associated with the School of Paris, École de Paris, as well as several major art movement, artistic styles and created ...

. *1925: 6–21 February. Sculptures and watercolors by

Ossip Zadkine Ossip Alexeevich Zadkine (; 28 January 1888 – 25 November 1967) was a Russian and French artist of the School of Paris. He is best known as a sculptor, but also produced paintings and lithographs. Early years and education Zadkine was born o ...

*1925: 3–17 March. Paintings and drawings by André Léveillé. *1925: 2 – 23 May 1925. ''Le Maroc : peintures et bas-reliefs de Bernard Boutet de Monvel''. Program preface by

Jérôme Tharaud Jérôme Tharaud (18 May 1874, Saint-Junien, Haute-Vienne – 28 January 1953, Varengeville-sur-Mer) was a French writer. He was awarded the Prix Goncourt in 1906, and was elected the fifteenth occupant of Académie française An academy ( ...

and Jean Tharaud. *1925: 16–29 November. Paintings by Othon Coubine. *1925: Fifth exhibition of ''La Jeune Peinture française''. *1925: Exhibition of tapestries by

*1925 3–19 December. ''Exposition d'un Groupe de Fémmes Peintrés Françaises'', including work by Marie-Alix,

Fernande Barrey Fernande Barrey (9 January 1893 in Saint-Valery-sur-Somme – 14 July 1960 in Paris) was a French artist model and painter. Biography Fernande Barrey left her native Picardy in about 1908 and moved to Paris, where she survived as a child prost ...

, Chériane, Marguerite Crissay,

Hermine David Hermine Lionette Cartan David (19 April 1886 in Paris – 1 December 1970 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French painter. Early life and education Hermine David was born in Paris in 1886. She was born out of wedlock; her mother insisted that her b ...

Suzanne Duchamp Suzanne Duchamp-Crotti (20 October 1889 – 11 September 1963) was a French Dadaist painter, collagist, sculptor, and draughtsman. Her work was significant to the development of Paris Dada and modernism and her drawings and collages explore f ...

, Geneviève Gallibert, Marguerite Lemaire Ghy-Lemm, Irène Lagut,

, Marguerite Matisse, daughter of

), Hélène Perdriat, Valentine Prax and Jeanne Rij-Rousseau *1926: April. Works by

Francis Picabia Francis Picabia (: born Francis-Marie Martinez de Picabia; 22January 1879 – 30November 1953) was a French avant-garde painter, writer, filmmaker, magazine publisher, poet, and typography, typographist closely associated with Dada. When consid ...

. *1926: November–December. Retrospective of

Roger de La Fresnaye Roger de La Fresnaye (; 11 July 1885 – 27 November 1925) was a French Cubist painter. Early years and education La Fresnaye was born in Le Mans where his father, an officer in the French army, was temporarily stationed. The La Fresnayes were ...

. *1926: Works by

José Fioravanti José Fioravanti (August 4, 1896 – October 10, 1977) was a prolific Argentine sculptor known for the many civic monuments he created. Life and work Fioravanti was born in Buenos Aires in 1896. He developed a very early interest in sculpture, a ...

. *1926: 18 – 30 May. "Exposition des Oeuvres de Roberto Ramaugé". *1928: 6 – 21 January. ''Peintres normands : 3e exposition. De

Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was a French painter who was a leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythologic ...

à nos jours''. *1928: 23 March – 14 April. Solo exhibition of

Amédée Ozenfant Amédée Ozenfant (15 April 1886 – 4 May 1966) was a French cubist painter and writer. Together with Charles-Edouard Jeanneret (later known as Le Corbusier) he founded the Purist movement. Education Ozenfant was born into a bourgeois ...

Publications

Publications included: * * * * * *

Notes

Sources

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