Henri Edmond CrossFrench, 1856–1910Venice
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1970.17.144
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
Meanwhile, in the life of Henri Edmond Cross
The whole life1903
First trip to Italy
The first of two trips to Italy (the second in 1908); apart from them he left Saint-Clair only for the annual Indépendants exhibitions in Paris. His late works show an Italian influence: a softer style and a less systematic technique.
1904
Meets Henri Matisse
In 1904 he meets Matisse; in the final, productive period of his work he turns to mythological motifs. The late Cross strongly influenced Matisse and other artists and helped shape the principles of Fauvism.
1905
First solo exhibition at the Galerie Druet
The Galerie Druet in Paris shows thirty paintings and thirty watercolors by Cross. The success is complete: the critics praise it, most of the works are sold, and the catalogue preface is written by the Belgian Symbolist poet Emile Verhaeren.
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
