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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Paysage du Var aux amandiers, 1908

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Paysage du Var aux amandiers, 1908

Sale Date: November 17, 2004

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Étude pour un baigneur

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Étude pour un baigneur

Sale Date: November 15, 2004

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

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

Sale Date: November 4, 2004

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Paysage de Bormes, 1907

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Paysage de Bormes, 1907

Sale Date: November 5, 2004

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La Baie de Cavalieri

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La Baie de Cavalieri

Sale Date: October 20, 2004

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Le cap

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Le cap

Sale Date: October 9, 2004

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La voile rouge (+2 others; set of 3 works), 1900

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La voile rouge (+2 others; set of 3 works), 1900

Sale Date: October 6, 2004

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Les Champs Élysées, 1898

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Les Champs Élysées, 1898

Sale Date: September 28, 2004

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Champs Elysées (La Nourrice), 1895–1895

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Champs Elysées (La Nourrice), 1895–1895

Sale Date: April 2, 2004

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Paysage bord de rivière

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Paysage bord de rivière

Sale Date: July 24, 2004

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Maison dans la campagne

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Maison dans la campagne

Sale Date: August 15, 2004

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Paysage de Provence

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Paysage de Provence

Sale Date: June 24, 2004

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Cheval au bord de mer

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Cheval au bord de mer

Sale Date: June 18, 2004

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L'Église de la Salute, Venise

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L'Église de la Salute, Venise

Sale Date: June 22, 2004

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Rio San Trovaso, Venise, 1903–1904

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Rio San Trovaso, Venise, 1903–1904

Sale Date: June 21, 2004

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Une treille à Levens, 1889–1889

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Une treille à Levens, 1889–1889

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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Tartanes, 1900–1900

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Tartanes, 1900–1900

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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Arbres, 1900–1900

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Arbres, 1900–1900

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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La voile rouge, 1900–1900

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La voile rouge, 1900–1900

Sale Date: June 11, 2004

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In den Champ-Élysées, 1898–1898

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In den Champ-Élysées, 1898–1898

Sale Date: June 10, 2004

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Personnages près d'une maison dans un paysage

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Personnages près d'une maison dans un paysage

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Arbres dans un paysage

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Arbres dans un paysage

Sale Date: June 3, 2004

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Paysage, 1900–1900

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Paysage, 1900–1900

Sale Date: June 5, 2004

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La promenade, 1897–1897

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La promenade, 1897–1897

Sale Date: May 6, 2004

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