April – Frenchart dealerPaul Durand-Ruel opens the first major exhibition in Britain ofImpressionist paintings, at theGrafton Galleries in London. With 315 works, it is the largest exhibition of Impressionism ever staged, including many works byDegas, but, although critically acclaimed, there are no sales.[1]
October –Salon d'Automne inParis: the vivid colors used by Matisse and others lead the critic Louis Vauxcelles to describe their works derisively asles Fauves ("the wild beasts"), marking the start ofFauvism.