[1] Four of them, painters François Gillen, Victor Jungblut, Joseph Probst and sculptor Lucien Wercollier, united to form a "New Group" (Nouvelle Équipe).
They organised the first Salon de la Nouvelle Équipe in 1948, held at the Cercle Municipal in Luxembourg City from 20 May to 3 June 1948.
From 13 May to 5 June 1950, the State Museum in Luxembourg City displayed works by the Nouvelle Èquipe, complemented by ceramics by Colette Probst-Wurth and canvases by sixteen artists from Lyon.
[4] The opening took place in the presence of Pierre Frieden, Minister of Education, Culture and Science, Marcelle Campana, Vice-Consul of France and Alphonse Arend, president of Amitiés françaises, among others.
Art critic Joseph-Émile Muller on the exhibition: "One finds there, above all, researchers, artists who, rejecting routine, laziness and easy success, endeavour to translate their emotions and their ideas into the language of our time with a personal touch.