Henri-Edmond Cross
1856 Douai
1910 Saint Clair/Var
Henri-Edmond Cross painted his first picture in the pointillist-divisionist manner in 1891. Because he suffered from rheumatism, Cross moved to the Mediterranean with his future wife, the model Irma Clare. Maintaining his contact with the Neo-Impressionists in Paris, also through Signac, a friend of long years' standing who worked at Saint-Tropez, Cross sent work regularly to important exhibitions in Paris and abroad.
Until 1895 Cross studied the effects created by the Mediterranean sun, translating its brightness into pale colours. After 1895 he intensified his palette and worked with broader brush strokes, which also enabled him to work more quickly. Cross also worked more intensively on the theory of art, translating Ruskin into French and supporting the publication of friends' writings. In 1903 Cross went to Venice, which inspired him to work in watercolours and oils. The following year he met Matisse at Saint-Tropez, who was duly impressed and even influenced by Cross's work. In 1905 Cross had a solo show at Druet, which marked the acme of his success. Following a Symbolist phase, Cross's work now became increasingly free and lyrical. Cross enlivened his landscapes by peopling them with nudes and glorified nature by heightening it with scenes from mythology. In 1908 Cross went once more to Italy. Henri-Edmond Cross died in Saint-Clair on 16 May 1910. As a leading exponent of Neo-Impressionism, he is represented by works in numerous museums world-wide.
Luce, M.
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Lot 218
Watercolour 1888
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Morisot, Berthe
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Coloured pencil drawing 1880
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Dunoyer de Segonzac
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Oil on canvas 1922
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Degas, Edgar
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Lithograph in colours 1910
3,500 EUR / 4,410 $
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Hodler, F.
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Lithograph 1900
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Vuillard, E.
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Lithograph in colours 1899
3,000 EUR / 3,780 $
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Renoir
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Soft-ground etching 1897
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Pissarro, C.
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Watercolour 1890
25,000 EUR / 31,500 $
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Corinth, Lovis
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Watercolour 1920
12,000 EUR / 15,120 $
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Liebermann, Max
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Lot 252
Oil on canvas 1920
250,000 EUR / 315,000 $
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Kokoschka, O.
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Lithograph in colours 1978
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