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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In den Champs-Elysées (Aux Champs-Elysées), 1898

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In den Champs-Elysées (Aux Champs-Elysées), 1898

Sale Date: May 5, 2011

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Voiliers et vapeur

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Voiliers et vapeur

Sale Date: April 1, 2011

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

Sale Date: March 3, 2011

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Le bec de gaz

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Le bec de gaz

Sale Date: March 1, 2011

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Bord de mer

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Bord de mer

Sale Date: February 9, 2011

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Paysage de la chaîne des Maures, 1904

Henri-Edmond Cross

Paysage de la chaîne des Maures, 1904

Sale Date: February 9, 2011

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Femme dans un jardin (+ Personnages (etude),...

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Femme dans un jardin (+ Personnages (etude),...

Sale Date: February 11, 2011

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Nu allongé dans les bois

Attributed to Henri-Edmond Cross

Nu allongé dans les bois

Sale Date: January 27, 2011

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Trois personnages, 1890–1895

Henri-Edmond Cross

Trois personnages, 1890–1895

Sale Date: April 24, 2010

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Au bois de Boulogne, 1898

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Au bois de Boulogne, 1898

Sale Date: September 15, 2008

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Epave sur la plage

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Epave sur la plage

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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In den Champs-Élysées, 1898

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In den Champs-Élysées, 1898

Sale Date: December 3, 2010

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Südliche Landschaft, 1900

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Südliche Landschaft, 1900

Sale Date: December 4, 2010

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Nocturne en Bretagne, 1907

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Nocturne en Bretagne, 1907

Sale Date: November 15, 2009

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Aux Champs-Elysées, 1895

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Aux Champs-Elysées, 1895

Sale Date: November 30, 2010

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Au Bois de Boulogne

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Au Bois de Boulogne

Sale Date: November 25, 2010

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Marine

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Marine

Sale Date: November 7, 2010

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Portret van Félix Fénéon (+ 2 others; 3 works)...

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Portret van Félix Fénéon (+ 2 others; 3 works)...

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Le Bec de Gaz night street scene with a gas lamp

Henri-Edmond Cross

Le Bec de Gaz night street scene with a gas lamp

Sale Date: November 3, 2010

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Landscape, 1905

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Landscape, 1905

Sale Date: October 17, 2010

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

Henri-Edmond Cross

Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

Sale Date: September 21, 2010

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Pins de parasols (study)

Henri-Edmond Cross

Pins de parasols (study)

Sale Date: August 19, 2010

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Paysage de Provence

Henri-Edmond Cross

Paysage de Provence

Sale Date: June 30, 2010

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Aux Champs-Elysées (La Nourrice), 1895

Henri-Edmond Cross

Aux Champs-Elysées (La Nourrice), 1895

Sale Date: July 13, 2010

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