Salon des réalités nouvelles
Organization
Biography
The Salon des Réalités Nouvelles was a Paris group that promoted geometric abstract art during the Post-War period, officially forming in 1946. The Salon held great influence in the art world until the late 1950s, when its clout began to wane, though it is still currently in existence.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Salon des Réalités Nouvelles Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS161
Abstract
The Salon des Réalités Nouvelles was a Paris group that promoted geometric abstract art during the post-WWII period. The salon, or exhibiting society, was formed in 1946 and is seen as a continuation of "Abstraction-Création: art non figuratif," which was a loose ensemble of proponents of abstract art that formed in 1931 to offer an alternative to the figurative/representational tendencies of André Breton's Surrealists. The Salon took its name and original direction from a 1939 exhibition...
Dates:
1939 - 1958; Other: Majority of material found within 1956 - 1958