French1856–1910
Henri-Edmond Cross
A French painter and printmaker, born Henri-Edmond Delacroix, who became a master of Neo-Impressionism and shaped its second phase. His work strongly influenced Henri Matisse and helped lead to Fauvism.
A life in paintings
- 1856Born
- 1884The Salon des Indépendants
A new annual exhibition with no jury opens in Paris. Anyone who pays can show.
Source: Wikipedia - 1896
- 1910Died
Circles
Society · Paris · 1884
Société des Artistes Indépendants
Jury-free annual salon founded 1884 by Seurat, Signac, Dubois-Pillet, Redon and others. Home of Neo-Impressionism; Henri Rousseau first showed there in 1886.
- Fernand Léger
- Georges Seurat
- Henri Matisse
- Henri Rousseau
- Maximilien Luce
- Paul Signac
- Robert Delaunay
- Vincent van Gogh
Source: Wikipedia
Where to see them
Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia
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