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Henri-Edmond Cross (Douai 1856 - St-Clair 1910) - Sell & Buy

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French painter a. graphic artist, important piointillist. C. was initially taught painting in the studio of E. Carolus-Duran in Lille and thereafter studied at the local academy under A.-V. Colas. Since the mid 1880s C. turned away from the acadamic tradition and soon established himself among the leading neo-impressionists. He exhibited in the Salon, in the Salon des Indépendants in Paris and in the Salon des XX in Brussels. In 1892 he settled at the Mediterranean coast where he and P. Signac became close friends. In 1904 he met H. Matisse who was considerably influenced by C. In the mid 1900s C. was at the height of his career. Mus.: St. Petersburg (Hermitage), Paris (Musée d'Orsay), New York (MoMA), Chicago (Art Institute) a. others. Lit.: AKL, Thieme-Becker, Bénézit a. others.

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