The research continued beyond the preparation for the exhibition and has resulted in the augmentation, correction,and refinement of the record of objects believed to have been included in these shows. That study forms the basis of this definitive two-volume work.Volume I contains transcripts of all the reviews that appeared in the contemporary press, typeset in their original languages, mainly French.

Short References for Contributors to Review The exhibition catalogue The New Painting:Impressionism, 1874-1886, published in 1986,contained works of art from the eight group shows known as the first impressionist exhibitions, held during the critical twelve-year period that is the crucible of modernism. These eight shows were organized as an alternative to the officially sanctioned annual exhibitions known as the Salons.In order to identify these objects, art historians consulted reviews written about the original eight exhibitions, primarily those now preserved in the Bibliothque nationale in Paris. The research continued beyond the preparation for the exhibition and has resulted in the augmentation, correction,and refinement of the record of objects believed to have been included in these shows. That study forms the basis of this definitive two-volume work.Volume I contains transcripts of all the reviews that appeared in the contemporary press, typeset in their original languages, mainly French. Original checklist numbers inserted in the margins identify the works discussed. Reproductions of all the illustrations that appeared with the original review texts appear at the end of each year's section.Volume II consists o.f entries and illustrations of the works identified. Entries for each object are annotated with references to the original reviews,as well as other sources of documentation.

Foreword

Harry S. Parker

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Note to the Reader

The First Exhibition, 1874

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Second Exhibition, 1876

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Third Exhibition, 1877

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Fourth Exhibition, 1879

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Fifth Exhibition, 1880

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Sixth Exhibition, 1881

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Seventh Exhibition, 1882

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

The Eighth Exhibition, 1886

 Original Exhibition Checklist

 Contemporary Reviews

Contributors to Reviews