On February 10, 1884, the Société des Artistes Indépendants held its first exhibition at the Palais des Tuileries in Paris. Founded by artists including Albert Dubois-Pillet, Odilon Redon, and Georges Seurat, the group established a radical alternative to the official Salon, operating under the principle of 'no jury, no prizes.' This inaugural show featured over 4,000 works and provided a crucial platform for the emerging Neo-Impressionists and Symbolists who were rejected by the academic establishment.
It institutionalized the 'no jury' model that defined modern independent art movements for decades.
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