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Style galleriesParis Salon painting

Paris Salon painting

A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of oil on paper, mounted on canvas.
The painting depicts a landscape with a field, trees, and a dramatic cloudy sky. Grass, rocks, and a group of large trees are visible in the center of the composition. Below the trees, there is a small shape that could be a person looking up. Farther back, there are some small triangular structures that might be houses. The brushstrokes are expressive and not much detail is visible in the smaller shapes. The grass and foliage are painted in earthy tones of brown, orange, and green, while the sky is blue with areas of thick gray and white clouds.
A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of oil on canvas.

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

Painting made for the great annual exhibition in Paris, and the realists who argued with it.

First room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The CourtyardStanislas Lépine, c. 1880Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on paper, mounted on canvas.
    Venice Seen from the Public GardenJean Jules Antoine Lecomte du Noüy, 1873Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. The painting depicts a landscape with a field, trees, and a dramatic cloudy sky. Grass, rocks, and a group of large trees are visible in the center of the composition. Below the trees, there is a small shape that could be a person looking up. Farther back, there are some small triangular structures that might be houses. The brushstrokes are expressive and not much detail is visible in the smaller shapes. The grass and foliage are painted in earthy tones of brown, orange, and green, while the sky is blue with areas of thick gray and white clouds.
    The Old OakJules Dupré, c. 1870Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  4. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Roll Call of the Last Victims of the TerrorCharles Louis-Lucien Muller, c. 1850Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

First room, south wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The ScullionAugustin Théodule Ribot, c. 1865Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Rock of HautepierreGustave Courbet, c. 1869Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Still Life with FlowersHenri Fantin-Latour, 1881Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, south wall

  1. The Horse Fair, by Rosa Bonheur, 1852–55
    The Horse FairRosa Bonheur, 1852–55Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. A sketchy black-and-white oil painting of a dozen horses walking in a circle, some with riders. All of the figures are shadowy.
    Study for The Horse FairRosa Bonheur, c. 1850Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, north wall

  1. A young woman in a dark hat and coat with light ruffled collar sits reading a large periodical held up in her gloved hands. Flowers and foliage are suggested behind her.
    Woman ReadingÉdouard Manet, 1880–82Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi, by Gustave Courbet, 1877
    Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du MidiGustave Courbet, 1877Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  3. A work made of oil on panel.
    Venice from the Riva looking toward the Piazzale San MarcoFélix Ziem, c. 1890Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Wooded LandscapeGustave Courbet, 1860–65Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The ConversationMarcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1875–79Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Dante's BarkAfter Eugène Delacroix, c. 1840–60Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  4. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Landscape near Chiusi, TuscanyAlexandre Desgoffe, 1841Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago