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(AMERICAN ART.) Ten American Painters. Catalogue of the Pictures. The First Exhibition. Small illustrations by each artist printed in red on left-hand pages, signed in ink beneath, facing name and list of works on right. [64] pages. 140x71mm; 5 1/2x2 3/4 inches. 16mo, original cream wrappers printed in blue and red, light edgewear and overall rubbing, spine fragile, one-inch chip at foot and 2-inch separation at head. New York: Durand-Ruel Galleries, 1898
first exhibition catalogue, signed by the artists. Known as "The Ten," the group included Thomas E. Dewing (1851-1938), Edward E. Simmons (1852-1931), Julien Alden Weir (1852-1919), John Henry Twachtman (1853-1902), Joseph R. De Camp (1858-1923), Willard L. Metcalf (1858-1925), Childe Hassam (1859-1935), Frank Benson (1862-1951), Robert Reid (1862-1929), and Edmund C. Tarbell (1862-1938); with William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916) taking the place of Twachtman upon his death. In late 1897, the New York- and Boston-based artists resigned from the Society of American Artists which was the most progressive art organization of the period. They protested the large size and commercialism of its exhibitions and formed their own group with a commitment to innovative painting styles, especially Impressionism, and a desire for better-organized exhibitions. At this first exhibition, the main gallery at Durand-Ruel was divided into ten spaces to showcase the unique style of each artist. The installation design reflected the new theory of allowing plenty of space between the artworks, in contrast to the Academy and French Salon approach of stacking paintings. The Ten's exhibitions continued annually with slowly waning success after 1908. Their twentieth exhibition in 1919, while well-presented, was reviewed as a retrospective of artists whose days together had served a purpose that was now a part of the past. A scarce and fragile volume; only two institutional copies are recorded, both also signed by the artists.
