Salon d'Automne 2026 Returns to Place de la Concorde with 1,000 Works and 18 Sections
Scheduled to occur from 28 October to 1 November 2026, the 123rd Salon d'Automne will be hosted at Place de la Concorde in Paris. The exhibition will showcase over 1,000 artworks from 50 different nationalities across a space of 4,000 m², anticipating around 35,000 attendees. It will be organized into 18 sections, featuring painting, sculpture, photography, and more, with the painting category further divided into eight groups. French author Gilles Legardinier, whose film adaptation of Complètement cramé ! starring John Malkovich premiered in 2023, will serve as the event's parrain. He praised the talents of the artists and the event's rich diversity. Noteworthy pieces include Isa Dervillers' Ragtime and works by S. Delmas and JASO Robert, in collaboration with Club Artistik Rezo.
Key facts
- The 123rd Salon d'Automne runs 28 October to 1 November 2026 on the Place de la Concorde in Paris
- More than 1,000 works will be exhibited across 4,000 m²
- 50 nationalities are represented and nearly 35,000 visitors are expected
- The 2026 edition is organized into 18 sections
- Ten sections cover painting, sculpture, gravure, drawing, photography, environmental art, digital art, artists' books, Mondes inconnus and Mythes & Singularités
- Painting is divided into eight groups: Abstraction, Art naïf, Chromatics, Expression libre, Figuration, Héritage et Innovation, Imaginaires, Synthèse et Variations
- Gilles Legardinier is the parrain of the 2026 edition
- The Salon was founded in 1903 at the Grand Palais
- Legardinier wrote and directed the film adaptation of Complètement cramé !, released in France in 2023
- Isa Dervillers' Ragtime, oil and mixed technique on canvas, is among the announced works
Entities
Artists
- Gilles Legardinier
- John Malkovich
- Fanny Ardant
- Émilie Dequenne
- Philippe Bas
- Isa Dervillers
- S. Delmas
- JASO Robert
- Cezanne
- Matisse
- Rodin
- Chagall
- Federico Morelli
- Aurore Monteil
- Annie Robine
- Jean-Christophe Lévêque
- Baudelaire
Institutions
- Salon d'Automne
- Grand Palais
- Club Artistik Rezo
- Artistikrezo
- Coming Soon Prod
- Hôtel de la Marine
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Place de la Concorde
- rue de Rivoli
- 75008
- Concorde