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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Coast Near le Lavandou with Seated Women and...

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Coast Near le Lavandou with Seated Women and...

Sale Date: November 13, 2012

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Bateaux échoués au Lavandou, 1908–1909

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Bateaux échoués au Lavandou, 1908–1909

Sale Date: October 4, 2012

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Deux Femmes assise

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Deux Femmes assise

Sale Date: September 20, 2012

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L'Orée du bois

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L'Orée du bois

Sale Date: June 27, 2012

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Cagnes (pair), 1900

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Cagnes (pair), 1900

Sale Date: June 30, 2012

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Ebauche de femme nue au soleil

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Ebauche de femme nue au soleil

Sale Date: June 22, 2012

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In den Champs-Élysées (from Pan)

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In den Champs-Élysées (from Pan)

Sale Date: June 6, 2012

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Modèle

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Modèle

Sale Date: May 25, 2012

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In den Champs-Elysées, 1899

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In den Champs-Elysées, 1899

Sale Date: June 2, 2012

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Le cap Nègre (study), 1906

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Le cap Nègre (study), 1906

Sale Date: May 31, 2012

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Champs-Élysées

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Champs-Élysées

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Coast Near le Lavandou with Seated Women and...

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Coast Near le Lavandou with Seated Women and...

Sale Date: May 9, 2012

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Les Champs Elysees, 1897

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Les Champs Elysees, 1897

Sale Date: April 23, 2012

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Skabiosen, 1892

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Skabiosen, 1892

Sale Date: April 26, 2012

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Les côtes rocheuses

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Les côtes rocheuses

Sale Date: April 4, 2012

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Le Ranelagh (study), 1900

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Le Ranelagh (study), 1900

Sale Date: February 9, 2012

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Le jardin en Provence, 1901

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Le jardin en Provence, 1901

Sale Date: February 9, 2012

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La baie de Saint Clair

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La baie de Saint Clair

Sale Date: February 9, 2012

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Voiliers

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Voiliers

Sale Date: February 8, 2012

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Au bois de Boulogne (+ 2 others; 3 works)

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Au bois de Boulogne (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Sale Date: February 10, 2012

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Landschaft in Blau und Gelb

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Landschaft in Blau und Gelb

Sale Date: January 14, 2012

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Ladies in a park, 1890

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Ladies in a park, 1890

Sale Date: September 18, 2011

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Paysage avec une eglise

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Paysage avec une eglise

Sale Date: December 14, 2011

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Nu

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Nu

Sale Date: December 19, 2011

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