The Salon des Réalités Nouvelles is an association of artists and an art exhibition in
Paris
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, focusing on
abstract art
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.
A first exhibition with the name was held in 1939 in
Galerie Charpentier The Galerie Charpentier was a gallery of historic and contemporary art in Paris
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, organised by
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 ...
,
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay (; 14 November 1885 – 5 December 1979) was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally trained in Russia and Germany, be ...
,
Nelly van Doesburg and
Fredo Sidès
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.
In 1946 the Salon was officially established as a successor to
Abstraction-Création
Abstraction-Création was a loose association of artists formed in Paris in 1931 to counteract the influence of the Surrealist group led by André Breton.
Founders Theo van Doesburg, Auguste Herbin, Jean Hélion and Georges Vantongerloo starte ...
by Fredo Sidès, and its first board included
Jean Arp
Hans Peter Wilhelm Arp (; ; 16 September 1886 – 7 June 1966), better known as Jean Arp in English, was a German-French sculptor, painter and poet. He was known as a Dadaist and an abstract artist.
Early life
Arp was born Hans Peter Wilhelm Ar ...
,
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay (; 14 November 1885 – 5 December 1979) was a French artist born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. She was born in the Russian Empire, now Ukraine, and was formally trained in Russia and Germany, be ...
and
Albert Gleizes
Albert Gleizes (; 8 December 1881 – 23 June 1953) was a French artist, theoretician, philosopher, a self-proclaimed founder of Cubism and an influence on the School of Paris. Albert Gleizes and Jean Metzinger wrote the first major treatise on ...
as members. Sidès was chairman until his death in 1953.
Over the years the exhibition has been held at several locations. From 2004 to 2020 it has been held at the Parc Floral de Paris in
Vincennes
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, showing paintings, sculpture and photography by over 350 artists each year.
Histoire du Salon
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Notes and references
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External links
Salon des Réalités Nouvelles
Modern art
Art exhibitions in France
20th century in France
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