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Style galleriesParis Salon painting, room 2

Paris Salon painting, room 2

A work made of oil on canvas.
A work made of oil on panel.
Landscape Near Paris, by Georges Michel, c. 1840
A sketchy black-and-white oil painting of a dozen horses walking in a circle, some with riders. All of the figures are shadowy.
The image portrays a woman in a profile view, with her head turned towards the left. She has medium-length dark hair styled back, wearing a high-collared garment with ruffled edges. She has a sharp nose, defined cheekbones, and a firm chin. The background is a plain, light-colored canvas, and the artist's signature "A. Legros" and the year "1875" are seen in the upper right corner.
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.
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 Song of the LarkJules Breton, 1884Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on panel.
    Colonnade and Gardens of the Medici PalaceStyle of Hubert Robert, After 1870Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Landscape Near Paris, by Georges Michel, c. 1840
    Landscape Near ParisGeorges Michel, c. 1840Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

First room, south wall

  1. 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
  2. The image portrays a woman in a profile view, with her head turned towards the left. She has medium-length dark hair styled back, wearing a high-collared garment with ruffled edges. She has a sharp nose, defined cheekbones, and a firm chin. The background is a plain, light-colored canvas, and the artist's signature "A. Legros" and the year "1875" are seen in the upper right corner.
    Portrait of a WomanAlphonse Legros, 1875Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
  3. 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
  4. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The ConversationMarcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1875–79Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Second room, south wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Sawmill, Outskirts of ParisHenri Rousseau, c. 1893/95Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Dans la TranchéeEtienne Prosper Berne-Bellecour, c. 1875Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  3. Homage to a Bishop, by François Marius Granet, 1839
    Homage to a BishopFrançois Marius Granet, 1839Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Second room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    A Woman at the Élysée Montmartre (Femme à l’Élysée Montmartre)Louis Anquetin, 1888Courtesy 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. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Races at LongchampÉdouard Manet, 1866Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago

Third room, north wall

  1. A work made of oil on canvas.
    The Rock of HautepierreGustave Courbet, c. 1869Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. The Horse Fair, by Rosa Bonheur, 1852–55
    The Horse FairRosa Bonheur, 1852–55Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  3. A work made of oil on canvas.
    Descent of Cattle from the PyreneesEmile van Marcke de Lummen, c. 1880Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago