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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Coucher de soleil sur la mer, 1896–1896

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Coucher de soleil sur la mer, 1896–1896

Sale Date: November 13, 1999

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San Giorgio Maggiore (Venise), 1903–1904

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San Giorgio Maggiore (Venise), 1903–1904

Sale Date: November 12, 1999

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Nus, 1905–1905

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Nus, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Les Champs-Elysées, 1898–1898

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Les Champs-Elysées, 1898–1898

Sale Date: November 11, 1999

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Baigneuses, 1906–1907

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Baigneuses, 1906–1907

Sale Date: November 9, 1999

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Homme à la barque

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Homme à la barque

Sale Date: October 20, 1999

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Scène de mer

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Scène de mer

Sale Date: October 20, 1999

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Nu allongé dans le bois, 1902–1902

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Nu allongé dans le bois, 1902–1902

Sale Date: October 11, 1999

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Les Champs Elysées, 1898–1898

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Les Champs Elysées, 1898–1898

Sale Date: September 16, 1999

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Le port de Collioure

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Le port de Collioure

Sale Date: July 1, 1999

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Pêcheurs à marée basse

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Pêcheurs à marée basse

Sale Date: June 30, 1999

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La colonne fleurie, 1901–1901

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La colonne fleurie, 1901–1901

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Paysage arbre

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Paysage arbre

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Napées, 1908–1908

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Napées, 1908–1908

Sale Date: June 29, 1999

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Bord de mer

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Bord de mer

Sale Date: June 21, 1999

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Mimosas

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Mimosas

Sale Date: June 18, 1999

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Nus en plein air, 1905–1905

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Nus en plein air, 1905–1905

Sale Date: June 4, 1999

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La promenade, ou Les Cyprès, 1897–1897

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La promenade, ou Les Cyprès, 1897–1897

Sale Date: June 3, 1999

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Aux Champs-Élysées, la nourrice, 1895–1895

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Aux Champs-Élysées, la nourrice, 1895–1895

Sale Date: June 3, 1999

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In den Champs-Elysées, 1898–1898

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In den Champs-Elysées, 1898–1898

Sale Date: May 27, 1999

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Les Champs-Elysées, 1898–1898

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Les Champs-Elysées, 1898–1898

Sale Date: May 13, 1999

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Paysage méditerrané, 1909–1909

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Paysage méditerrané, 1909–1909

Sale Date: May 13, 1999

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Vendanges, 1892–1892

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Vendanges, 1892–1892

Sale Date: May 10, 1999

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La conversation, 1885–1885

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La conversation, 1885–1885

Sale Date: May 5, 1999

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