Despite the general critical disdain and controversy aroused by Courbet, other artists were inspired by his model and began to form their own alternative salons.
Where listed establishments had moved location or were unwilling to participate in the study, alternative local salons within the same borough were approached.
In 1874 they organized the "Société Anonyme des artistes, peintres, sculpteurs, graveurs, etc.," an alternative to the Salon, and in 1874 the society had its first exhibition.
It was also an alternative to the Salon des Indépendants, which was liberal but had a juryless policy that often led to mediocrity.
In the early 1870s Pissarro devoted a great deal of thought to the idea of creating an alternative to the Salon, a plan he discussed with Monet, Renoir, and others.
Ms. Pitt, who starts her day of $70 highlights and $35 to $45 haircuts at 7 a.m. and keeps snipping until 9 p.m. or later six days a week, said her business has boomed as the recession closed in because clients are looking for a cheaper alternative to a salon.
But in an editorial criticizing that year's Summer Exhibition, The Daily Telegraph noted an alternative, declaring: "Now a Salon des Refusés has been established on the South Bank".
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