thumb|right|catalogue of first salon d'automne, 1903 the salon d'automne (autumn salon) or sociÃ©tÃ© du salon d'automne, is an annual art exhibition held in paris france since 1903. the first salon d'automne was created under the initiative of the belgian architect, literary man and art collector frantz jourdain, along with the architect hector guimard, the painters georges desvalliÃ¨res, eugÃ¨ne carriÃ¨re, fÃ©lix vallotton, Ãdouard vuillard and the maison jansen, a paris-based interior decoration office (the first truly global design firm) founded in 1880 by dutch-born jean-henri jansen.salon d'automne; sociÃ©tÃ© du salon d'automne, catalogue des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, dessin, gravure, architecture et art dÃ©coratif. exposÃ©s au petit palais des champs-ÃlysÃ©es, 1903 perceived as a reaction against the conservative policies of the official paris salon, this massive exhibition almost immediately became the showpiece of developments and innovations in 20th-century painting, drawing, sculpture, engraving, architecture and decorative arts. during the salon's early years, established artists such as pierre-auguste renoir threw their support behind the new exhibition and even auguste rodin displayed several works. since its inception, works by artists such as paul cÃ©zanne, henri matisse, paul gauguin, georges rouault, andrÃ© derain, albert marquet, jean metzinger, albert gleizes and marcel duchamp have been shown. in addition to the 1903 inaugural exhibition, three other important dates remain historically significant for the salon d'automne: 1905, bore witness to the birth of fauvism; 1910 witnessed the launch cubism; and 1912 resulted in a xenophobe and anti-modernist quarrel in the national assembly (france). ==history==  the aim of the salon was to encourage the development of the fine arts, to serve as an outlet for young artists (of all nationalities), and a platform to broaden the dissemination of impressionism and its extensions to a popular audience. choosing the autumn season for the exhibition was strategic in several ways: it not only allowed artists to exhibit canvases painted outside (en plein air) during the summer, it stood out from the other two large salons (the sociÃ©tÃ© nationale des beaux-arts and salon des artistes franÃ§ais) which took place in the spring. the salon d'automne is distinguished by its multidisciplinary approach, open to paintings, sculptures, photographs (from 1904), drawings, engravings, applied arts, and the clarity of its layout, more or less per school. foreign artists are particularly w
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