Evening Air by Henri-Edmond Cross

~ JezzieG
Evening Air by Henri-Edmond Cross

Evening Air
c. 1893
Neo-Impressionism
Oil on canvas
Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France

‘Evening Air’ portrays three groups of women enjoying themselves beneath the trees The dreamlike imagery and subtle chromatic scale employed by Cross gives the painting a mood of tranquillity.

Henri-Edmond Cross 1856-1910

Henri-Edmond Cross
Pointillism, Neo-Impressionism, Divisionism
Born: 20 May 1856, Douai, France
Nationality: French
Died: 16 May 1910, Salernes, France

Cross was a painter and printmaker, acclaimed as a master of Neo-Impressionism. He played a vital role in shaping the second phase of the movement and was a significant influence on Henri Matisse. Cross’s work was instrumental in the development of Fauvism

Published by JezzieG

I am a freelance writer and poet and started writing after raising my two boys as a way of discovering just who Jez is. That is still very much an ongoing project but the journey so far has introduced me to many wonderful friends and fellow writers through an ever-growing love of poetry.