Category:Salon

Sa`lon", n. Etym: [f. See saloon.]

Defn: an apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the Plural, faschionable parties; circles of fashionable society.

Salon Sa`lon", n.

Defn: an apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of art; Hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris by the society of french artists; -- sometimes called the old Salon. New salon is a popular name for an annual exhibition of Paintings, sculptures, etc., held in paris at the champs de mars, by The société nationale des beaux-arts (national society of fine arts), A body of artists who, in 1890, seceded from the société des artistes Français (society of french artists).