Art Salons in 1900 London

1900 London: in the salons of the Grafton Gallery, 8, Grafton Street, Bond Street, there was always an artistic and beautiful exhibition on, whether it be of Old Masters, Contemporary, French and Dutch Art, or of Fair Women and Children.

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The New Gallery, 121, Regent Street, showed, almost throughout the year, works by artists still living, portraits, etc.

It was famous in the winter for its "one man" shows, such as Sir Edward Burne-Jones, Sir L. Alma-Tadema, Rossetti, etc.

In 1901 the walls of this Gallery were covered with the paintings, cartoons, watercolours, and drawings of Sir Wm. Richmond, R.A.

In 1900 it showed Mr. Holman Hunt's works in the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

Those who loved Dutch and other foreign art would have frequent opportunities of gratifying their taste at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, whose exhibitions were always charming.

Then we had, amongst others, the Royal Society of Painters in Water-Colours, 5a, Pall Mall, East; the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours, 191, Piccadilly; the Royal Society of British Artists, No. 6 1/2, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall; and one of the youngest of the art societies, the Pastel, at the Royal Institute of Painters in Water-Colours, where there were generally some lovely exhibits, of which, in 1900 were some masterpieces of Jean Francois Millet, and some fine examples of what the British could accomplish in a style of art essentially frank, and instinct with subtle notations.

In addition to the exhibitions at these societies and clubs, the great picture-dealers always had something in their stock to attract, and periodically they held a formal exhibition of rare paintings, to see which, payment was essential.

As for instance, Agnew's New Art Gallery, 39B, Old Bond Street, where Old Masters of great excellence were frequently to be seen.

At No. 5, Regent Street was the Goupil Gallery, which never disappointed the lover of refined art.

The Dowdeswell Gallery, 160, New Bond Street, had a speciality for works of a religious order, such as those of Munkacsy, whose celebrated Ecce Homo (beheld in Budapest by 300,000 people) was exhibited there.

At Mr. Martin Colnaghi's fine gallery, Pall Mall, nearly opposite Marlborough House, there was perennially a choice collection of valuable pictures, chiefly of the older foreign school.

Lovers of engravings had the choice of Ackerman's in Regent Street; Graves' and R. D. Colnaghi's, both in Pall Mall East; Tooth's (Nos. 5 and 6) and McLean's (No. 7) in the Haymarket.

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