Henri Edmond CrossFrench, 1856–1910La Chevelure
Can I see it?
Unknown
Where is “La Chevelure” now? Collection: Musée d'Orsay, Paris. Unknown.
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RF 1977 128
In the catalog
Sources
- Wikidata
- Image: Musée d'Orsay — Henri-Edmond Cross · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
In the life of Henri Edmond Cross
The whole life1890s
Meets Fénéon, Gide and Verhaeren
In the 1890s he works alongside Signac and gets to know the writers and critics Félix Fénéon, André Gide and Emile Verhaeren.
1891
Turns to Neo-Impressionism
In 1891 he begins painting in the Neo-Impressionist style and shows his first large piece in this technique at an Indépendants exhibition — a divisionist portrait of Madame Hector France, née Irma Clare.
1891
Moves to the south of France because of rheumatism
Having wintered in the south for years, he moves there for good in 1891 because of rheumatism. He lives first in Cabasson near Le Lavandou, then settles nearby in the small hamlet of Saint-Clair, where he stays for the rest of his life, leaving only for Italy and for the annual Indépendants exhibitions in Paris.
1892
Signac settles nearby: gatherings in Cross’s garden
His friend Paul Signac moves to nearby Saint-Tropez; in Cross’s garden they often host gatherings attended by Henri Matisse, André Derain and Albert Marquet.
1893
Married: Irma Clare
