1912 Salon de la Section d'Or

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The 1912 Salon de la Section d'Or was a landmark Paris exhibition that showcased the leading Cubist and avant-garde artists of the time, helping to define and popularize Cubism in early 20th-century art.

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instanceOf Cubist exhibition
art exhibition
avant-garde art exhibition
aim to legitimize Cubism within the Paris art world
to popularize Cubism
to present a comprehensive survey of Cubism
alsoKnownAs Salon de la Section d'Or
Section d'Or exhibition
artForms drawing
painting
printmaking
sculpture
artMovement Cubism
associatedWith Section d'Or group
linked to: Puteaux Group
country France
criticalReception provoked controversy in the Paris press
curatorialConcept synthesis of Cubist tendencies
endDate 1912-10-30
featuredArtist Albert Gleizes
Alexander Archipenko
Amedeo Modigliani
André Lhote
Fernand Léger
Francis Picabia
František Kupka
Georges Braque
Gino Severini
Henri Le Fauconnier
Jacques Villon
Jean Metzinger
Joseph Csaky
Juan Gris
Louis Marcoussis
Marcel Duchamp
Othon Friesz
Pablo Picasso
Raymond Duchamp-Villon
Robert Delaunay
Roger de La Fresnaye
Sonia Delaunay
historicalSignificance helped define Cubism as a coherent movement
landmark in early 20th-century modern art
major public manifestation of Cubism
influenced development of Cubism
later avant-garde exhibitions
public perception of Cubism
legacy considered a key event in the history of Cubism
served as a model for later group exhibitions of modern art
location Paris
movement Cubism
numberOfWorksExhibited over 200
organizedBy Albert Gleizes
André Mare
Francis Picabia
Gaston Duchamp
Guillaume Apollinaire
Jacques Villon
Jean Metzinger
Marcel Duchamp
Raymond Duchamp-Villon
Roger de La Fresnaye
Section d'Or group
linked to: Puteaux Group
relatedPublication Du "Cubisme"
relatedPublicationAuthor Albert Gleizes
Jean Metzinger
startDate 1912-10-10
theoreticalContext golden section (section d'or) as a symbol of harmony and proportion
timePeriod early 20th century
venue Galerie La Boétie

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Section d'Or notableExhibition 1912 Salon de la Section d'Or
Puteaux Group organized Salon de la Section d’Or (1912)
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Salon Cubism exhibitedAt Salon de la Section d’Or
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Raymond Duchamp-Villon participatedIn Salon de la Section d’Or (1912)
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Jacques Villon participatedIn Section d’Or exhibition
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1912 Salon de la Section d'Or alsoKnownAs Salon de la Section d'Or
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1912 Salon de la Section d'Or alsoKnownAs Section d'Or exhibition
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1912 Salon d'Automne relatedTo Section d'Or exhibition
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