Henri-Edmond Cross

(French, 1856–1910)

Henri-Edmond Cross was a French Neo-Impressionist painter known for his atmospheric landscapes. Together with Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, Cross became a proponent of Pointillism’s use of contrasting hues to produce a sense of light. “These landscapes are not merely pages of sheer beauty, but motifs embodying a lyrical sense of emotion,” the poet Emile Verhaeren once wrote of his work. Born Henri-Edmond-Joseph Delacroix on May 20, 1856 in Douai, France, he went on to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. Settling in Paris in 1881, the artist changed his last name from Delacroix to Cross in order to distinguish himself from the famed Romantic painter Eugène Delacroix. Three years later, he helped to found the Sociéte des Artistes Indépendants as a challenge to the official Salon. By 1891, the artist had begun to utilize divided brushstrokes of color while painting en plein air. That same year, he moved to the South of France to help with his arthritis. It was here in Saint-Tropez, that he and Signac befriended the young painters who went on to become the Fauves, Henri Matisse, André Derain, and Albert Marquet. Over the follow decades, Cross’s style loosened as a he incorporated watercolor painting into his practice and a less rigid approach to Pointillism. The artist died at the age of 53 on May 16, 1910 in Saint-Clair, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid, among others.

 

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Les Champs Élysées, 1897

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Les Champs Élysées, 1897

Sale Date: March 5, 2015

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Paysage du Midi (probablement étude pour

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Paysage du Midi (probablement étude pour "Le , 1904

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Etude d'arbres

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Etude d'arbres

Sale Date: March 26, 2015

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Pont de la Concorde, Paris Charcoal and ink wash

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Pont de la Concorde, Paris Charcoal and ink wash

Sale Date: February 21, 2015

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Lady and dog

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Lady and dog

Sale Date: March 3, 2015

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Pins maritimes au bord d'une baie (à St...., 1901

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Pins maritimes au bord d'une baie (à St...., 1901

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Les pins parasols au Lavandou, 1907

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Les pins parasols au Lavandou, 1907

Sale Date: March 1, 2015

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La plage ombragée, 1902

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La plage ombragée, 1902

Sale Date: February 3, 2015

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Bord de mer

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Bord de mer

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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La plaine de bormes, 1907–1908

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La plaine de bormes, 1907–1908

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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Boats

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Boats

Sale Date: December 10, 2014

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Les champs-élysées

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Les champs-élysées

Sale Date: December 5, 2014

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La promenade ou les cypres, 1897

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La promenade ou les cypres, 1897

Sale Date: December 3, 2014

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Pins maritimes en bord de mer

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Pins maritimes en bord de mer

Sale Date: November 17, 2014

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Coastline

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Coastline

Sale Date: November 26, 2014

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Vue de San Pietro

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Vue de San Pietro

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Paysage du Midi, 1892

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Paysage du Midi, 1892

Sale Date: October 24, 2014

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Etude pour Baigneuses ou La joyeuse..., 1899–1902

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Etude pour Baigneuses ou La joyeuse..., 1899–1902

Sale Date: October 24, 2014

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

Sale Date: September 23, 2014

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Femme assise de dos

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Femme assise de dos

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Les lavandières

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Les lavandières

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Venedig, 1903

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Venedig, 1903

Sale Date: May 13, 2014

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Ponte Moro, Rio Grimani (Venise), 1903–1904

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Ponte Moro, Rio Grimani (Venise), 1903–1904

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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Les Andelys, Château Gaillard, Seine

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Les Andelys, Château Gaillard, Seine

Sale Date: May 7, 2014

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