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Excerpt from The Salon of 1900 and the Decennial Exhibition Upon entering the gallery, the first question that comes to our mind is Whether the present exhibition is inferior or superior to that of 1899. Superficial observers have inferred that because there is a smaller number of works exposed the Salon of 1900 is not so good as its predecessor. This is not our opinion; we should rather be inclined to believe quite the opposite, and to declare that the four or five best canvases of this year's Salon are superior to the equivalent works of 1899. But this is a question of very delicate distinctions; it is. In fact, difficult to admit that an artist can accomplish a marked evolution in a year's time. For this reason we do not have much faith in the efficacy of annual exhibitions; on the contrary, we share the conviction of a large number Who think that the Salon should not be held so often. Artists, the public and amateurs would surely gain by the change. The first would have more time to meditate and would probably show us works less hastily conceived and executed; the others, having to judge more perfect productions, would not hesitate so much in the formation of their judgment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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