Beach at Cabasson (Baigne-Cul)
Henri Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910)
1891–92
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Archival matte paper, 189 g/m² (10.3 mil), sourced from Japan, printed with multicolor water-based inkjet so every brushstroke stays crisp. Framed prints arrive ready to hang in a .75″ ayous-wood frame with an acrylite front. Sized to standard frames by cropping, never stretching — at most about 3% comes off one edge, which isn’t noticeable on most pieces, and we only offer a size when it stays that small.
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About this work
In 1891, as a result of his rheumatoid arthritis, Henri Edmond Cross moved to Cabasson, a hamlet on the Côte d’Azur in southeastern France. The move deeply affected his art: after settling on the Mediterranean coast, he embraced the divided brushwork (small dashes and dots of color) and tonal gradations of “scientific Impressionism.” This methodical technique was a departure from the Impressionists’ more intuitive quick strokes of color to capture fleeting atmospheric conditions. In this beach scene, Cross used this more systematic paint application to convey the color and heat of his adopted region.
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 65.3 × 92.3 cm (25 3/4 × 36 3/8 in.)
Museum record · 5 owners · 14 exhibitions
Provenance
- Baron Eberhard Freiherr von Bodenhausen-Degener (1868 - 1918), Munich; possibly by descent to his wife Dora Freifrau von Bodenhausen (1877-1969).
- Martin Fabiani, Paris; sold to Gallery Fine Arts Associates (Otto Gerson), May 1951; sold to Mrs. Vincent Astor, Rhinebeck, New York, May 1951.
- Mr. and Mrs. Werner E. Josten, New York, by 1964 until at least 1968.
- Private Collection, Maryland.
- Richard L. Feigen and Co., by 1982; sold to the Art Institute, 1983.
Exhibitions
- Paris, Société des Artistes indépendants, 1892.
- Paris, Galerie Le Barc de Boutteville, IIe exposition des Peintres impressionistes et symbolistes, 1892.
- Paris, Hôtel Brébant, Exposition des peintres Néo-Impressionnistes, December 2, 1892-January 8, 1893.
- Brussels, Les XX, 1893.
- Anvers, Second exposition de l’Association pour l’Art, 1893.
- New York, Fine Arts Associates, Henri-Edmond Cross, April 16 - May 5, 1951.
- New York, Wildenstein Galleries, Seurat and His Friends, 1953.
- New York, Guggenheim, Neo-Impressionism, February–April 1968.
- Tokyo, The Seibu Museum of Art / Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka / Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art, Kyoto, The Impressionist Tradition: Masterpieces from the Art Institute of Chicago, October 18 - December 17, 1985 / January 5 - February 2, 1986 / March 4 - April 13, 1986.
- Los Angeles, County Museum of Art, A Day in the Country Impressionism and the French Landscape, June 28 - September 16, 1984; traveled to Chicago, Art Institute, October 23, 1984 - January 6, 1985; Paris, Galeries Nationales d’Exposition du Grand Palais, February 8 - April 22, 1985.
- Paris, France, Musée d'Orsay, Le Néo-Impressionnisme de Seurat á Paul Klee, March 14- July 10, 2005.
- Fort Worth, Tex., Kimbell Museum of Art, The Impressionists: Master Paintings from the Art Institute of Chicago, June 29–November 2, 2008.
- Washington, D.C., Phillips Collection, Neo-Impressionism and the Dream of Realities: Painting, Poetry, Music, September 27, 2014-January 11, 2015.
- Giverny, Musée des Impressionismes, Color and Light: The Neo-Impressionist Henri-Edmond Cross, July 27 - November 4, 2018; Potsdam, Museum Barbarini, November 17, 2018 - February 17, 2019.
