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 pêcheurs, 1895

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Les pêcheurs, 1895

Sale Date: April 10, 2008

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Aux Champs-Elysées (La Nourrice), 1895

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Aux Champs-Elysées (La Nourrice), 1895

Sale Date: March 19, 2008

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

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Les Champs Élysées (from Pan), 1897

Sale Date: March 6, 2008

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Les Rochers de Saint-Clair près le Lavandou

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Les Rochers de Saint-Clair près le Lavandou

Sale Date: February 22, 2008

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Nymphes, 1906

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Nymphes, 1906

Sale Date: February 6, 2008

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Kiefern

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Kiefern

Sale Date: December 8, 2007

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Paysage des Maures, 1906

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Paysage des Maures, 1906

Sale Date: December 4, 2007

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Nurses et enfants au square

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Nurses et enfants au square

Sale Date: December 4, 2007

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La Méditation

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La Méditation

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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Nu assis

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Nu assis

Sale Date: December 3, 2007

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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: November 22, 2007

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Etude de feuillages, 1871

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Etude de feuillages, 1871

Sale Date: November 21, 2007

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Tartanne

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Tartanne

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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La rade de toulon

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La rade de toulon

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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Le remorqueur

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Le remorqueur

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Felsenküste in der Normandie

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Felsenküste in der Normandie

Sale Date: November 9, 2007

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L'Épave, 1899

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L'Épave, 1899

Sale Date: November 8, 2007

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Village de Chamoulley, 1889

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Village de Chamoulley, 1889

Sale Date: July 12, 2007

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Paysage aux grands arbres en Provence

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Paysage aux grands arbres en Provence

Sale Date: June 29, 2007

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Avant l'orage (La baigneuse), 1907–1908

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Avant l'orage (La baigneuse), 1907–1908

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Paysanne étendue dans l'herbe, 1890

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Paysanne étendue dans l'herbe, 1890

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Étude de sous-bois avec femme nue

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Étude de sous-bois avec femme nue

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Famille de cygnes, 1899–1900

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Famille de cygnes, 1899–1900

Sale Date: June 20, 2007

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Femme nue et chèvre

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Femme nue et chèvre

Sale Date: June 21, 2007

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