Such an honour, it was a beautiful show. With many promenent guests from the art world.

History of Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA)

Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts (SNBA) was the term under which two groups of French artists united, the first for some exhibitions in the early 1860s, the second since 1890 for annual exhibitions.

Established in 1862, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts was first chaired by the writer Théophile Gautier, with the painter Aimé Millet as deputy chairman. The committee consisted of the painters Eugène Delacroix, Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, Puvis de Chavannes and among the exhibitors were Léon Bonnat, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Charles-François Daubigny, Laura Fredducci, Gustave Doré, and Edouard Manet. In 1864, just after the death of Delacroix, the society organized a retrospective exhibition of 248 paintings and lithographs of this famous painter and step-uncle of the emperor – and ceased to mount further exhibitions.

In 1890, the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts was re-vitalised under the rule of Ernest Meissonier, Puvis de Chavannes, Jules Dalou, Auguste Rodin, Carolus-Duran, Bracquemond and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, and since then its annual exhibition was reviewed as the Salon de Champ-de-Mars, traditionally opening a fortnight later than the official Salon de Champs-Élysées, organised by the Société des Artistes Français. In both societies the president was a painter and the vice-president a sculptor. The first president of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts was Ernest Meissonier, but he died soon, and the vice-president was Jules Dalou. The second president was Puvis de Chavannes and the vice-president was Auguste Rodin.

The artwork for ARTexpo New York 2012 has been sent of yesterday. Paintings, Flatfiles and Catalogues. ARTexpo is the biggest fine art show in the world and has been for 33 years. The event is combined with Architectural Digest Home Design Show on pier 94. Amongst previous exhibitors can be mentioned Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg.

Modern Art is: Art from the Impressionists beginning around 1880 and up until the 1960′s or 70′s.
Contemporary Art is: Art from the 1960′s or 70′s up until today.

Contemporary means “art that has been and continues to be created during our lifetimes”.
In other words, contemporary to us.

Læs denne flotte artikkel…

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Pictures to follow this week, stay put…

This series is about consumerism. It is a reflection of how we

purchase products generally. Consumers like a good bargain

and are often tempted by the offer of “buy two, get one 1/2 price”.
The artist Henriette Sonne reflects on why we do this. We know that nobody
is giving anything away for free. The cut is either in the quality,
or the price we think we save is included in the first two and a 1/2 that we purchase.

Have we as consumers become victims of our own enthusiasm or gullibility?
Henriette Sonne, 2010

Now doing the last couple of preperations before the the big day on Friday, going in the morning and expecting a great exhibition lead by a great Gallery at the Louvre. More updates durring the weekend….