Fourth Impressionist Exhibition

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The Fourth Impressionist Exhibition was an 1879 Paris show organized by the independent Impressionist artists, showcasing their evolving break from the official Salon and helping to solidify the movement’s public identity.

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instanceOf Impressionist group exhibition
art exhibition
aim to assert the independence of Impressionist artists
to provide an alternative to the official Paris Salon
alsoKnownAs 4th Impressionist Exhibition
Quatrième exposition des impressionnistes
artisticStyle Impressionism
breakWith official Salon system
country France
criticalReception greater public attention than earlier Impressionist exhibitions
mixed reviews
curatedBy Edgar Degas
editionNumber 4
endTime 11 May 1879
excludedArtist Alfred Sisley
Claude Monet
Gustave Caillebotte
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
exhibitedAt Rue des Pyramides, Paris
linked to: Rue des Pyramides
followedBy Fifth Impressionist Exhibition
follows Third Impressionist Exhibition
genre painting exhibition
hasParticipant Armand Guillaumin
Berthe Morisot
Camille Pissarro
Edgar Degas
Federico Zandomeneghi
Félix Bracquemond
Gustave Caillebotte
Henri Rouart
Jean-François Raffaëlli
Jean-Louis Forain
Ludovic Lepic
Marie Bracquemond
Mary Cassatt
Paul Gauguin
Paul-Louis Bouchard
historicalContext took place during the early Third Republic in France
inception 1879
legacy contributed to the long-term acceptance of Impressionist art
location Paris
movement Impressionism
name Fourth Impressionist Exhibition
notableFeature included many works depicting modern Parisian life
notableWorkExhibited paintings by Mary Cassatt
pastels and paintings by Edgar Degas
numberOfArtists about 15
numberOfWorksExhibited over 200
organizedBy independent Impressionist artists
significance helped solidify the public identity of Impressionism
marked a shift toward Degas’s influence within the group
startTime 10 April 1879

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Fifth Impressionist Exhibition predecessor Fourth Impressionist Exhibition
Third Impressionist Exhibition followedBy Fourth Impressionist Exhibition
Fourth Impressionist Exhibition name Fourth Impressionist Exhibition