Henri Edmond Cross Paintings

A stunning oil on board by popular French Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. The work depicts a woman in a pink and blue dress and a man wearing a hat in a garden in Provence. The piece is incredibly beauifully coloured in almost rainbow-like colours. The shaded trees are blue and the hedgerow below them is painted in bright shades of green, yellow, orange and red. This work is a study for a section of large oil painting titled "Jardin en Provence". Signature: Signed with the cachet lower left Dimensions: Framed: 23"x19.5" Unframed: 14"x10.5" Provenance: This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Henri Edmond Cross being prepared by Patrick Offenstadt. The estate of the painter Henri Edmond Cross was born in the marches of Flanders. His mother, Fanny Woollett, was English. At the age of 10 he started drawing lessons in Lille, encouraged by a family cousin, Dr Soins. He was taught by Carolus Duran who also came from Douai, Alphonse Colas, and later, after moving to Paris in 1876, François Bonvin. From 1890 he chose to spend most of the year in the Var region. Signac and Van Rysselberghe were regular visitors to St-Clair. During the Fin-de-siècle years, Cross was a friend of the Anarchists, sharing their dream of harmony between man and nature, and contributed to Jean Graves's magazine Les Temps Nouveaux. In the early 1900s he travelled to Italy and was captivated by the works of Tintoretto in Venice. However, Cross was soon overcome by poor health, suffering bouts of rheumatism and eye problems. His stoicism during these difficult times astonished his friends, who also included Roussel, Vuillard, Bonnard, Valtat and Lucie Cousturier...

A lovely watercolour on paper circa 1900 by French neo-impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. The work depicts a figure in an alley of trees brushed in cool shades of blue and green. Signature: Stamped with the cachet of the artist's sale lower right Dimensions: Framed: 13"x11" Unframed: 7"x7.5" Provenance: Sale of the artists estate - bearing Cross's cachet reference - L1305a / Lugt Henri Edmond Cross was born in the marches of Flanders. His mother, Fanny Woollett, was English. At the age of 10 he started drawing lessons in Lille, encouraged by a family cousin, Dr Soins. He was taught by Carolus Duran who also came from Douai, Alphonse Colas, and later, after moving to Paris in 1876, François Bonvin. From 1890 he chose to spend most of the year in the Var region. Signac and Van Rysselberghe were regular visitors to St-Clair. During the Fin-de-siècle years, Cross was a friend of the Anarchists, sharing their dream of harmony between man and nature, and contributed to Jean Graves's magazine Les Temps Nouveaux. In the early 1900s he travelled to Italy and was captivated by the works of Tintoretto in Venice. However, Cross was soon overcome by poor health, suffering bouts of rheumatism and eye problems. His stoicism during these difficult times astonished his friends, who also included Roussel, Vuillard, Bonnard, Valtat and Lucie Cousturier. The latter wrote that 'these terrible bouts of arthritis which deformed and paralysed his joints always resulted in younger and younger paintings, like acts of revenge'. Towards the end of his life, Cross visited Tuscany and Rome before returning to Le Lavandou...

A lovely watercolour on paper rear view study of three workers in standing and kneeling positions circa 1890 by French Neo-Impressionist painter Henri Edmond Cross. Signature: Stamped twice with the cachet of the painter lower left. Dimensions: Framed: 9"x8" Unframed: 5"x3.5" Henri Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910) was a leading Neo-Impressionist painter, a pioneer of Pointillism, and a founding member of the Salon des Indépendants. Born in Douai and raised in Lille, France, Cross studied law before moving to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts. While in Paris, Cross began painting in the studio of François Bonvin...