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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Pérouse, les boeufs, 1908

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Pérouse, les boeufs, 1908

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Paysage, 1908

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Paysage, 1908

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Printemps rose, 1908–1909

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Printemps rose, 1908–1909

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Les Nourrices aux Champs-Élysées, 1897

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Les Nourrices aux Champs-Élysées, 1897

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Etude pour Nymphes: Femme au chapeau, nu en..., 1906

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Etude pour Nymphes: Femme au chapeau, nu en..., 1906

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Étude pour Mère jouant avec son enfant Tampon...

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Étude pour Mère jouant avec son enfant Tampon...

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Baigneurs, 1906

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Baigneurs, 1906

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Berger et moutons

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Berger et moutons

Sale Date: February 20, 2013

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Baigneuses, 1906–1907

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Baigneuses, 1906–1907

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La plage De Saint-Clair, 1896

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La plage De Saint-Clair, 1896

Sale Date: February 5, 2013

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L'arbre

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L'arbre

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Etude pour Napées, 1908

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Etude pour Napées, 1908

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Marine avec voiliers à St. Clair, 1908

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Marine avec voiliers à St. Clair, 1908

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La Plage de St. Clair, 1908

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La Plage de St. Clair, 1908

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Le Port de Toulon

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Le Port de Toulon

Sale Date: December 19, 2012

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Famille de Cygnes - Le bois de Boulogne

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Famille de Cygnes - Le bois de Boulogne

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La promenade, 1897

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La promenade, 1897

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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In den Champs-Élysées, 1898

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In den Champs-Élysées, 1898

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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Côte des Maures

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Côte des Maures

Sale Date: December 6, 2012

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Vue de San Pietro

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Vue de San Pietro

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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La porta Balagio

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La porta Balagio

Sale Date: November 23, 2012

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Le Cap Nègre

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Le Cap Nègre

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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Etude d'arbres (study)

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Etude d'arbres (study)

Sale Date: November 21, 2012

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Paysage des environs de Nice (Ou des..., 1887

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Paysage des environs de Nice (Ou des..., 1887

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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