Boulevard
Unlike his famous sunny beaches of the French Riviera, this urban scene feels chilly and structural. Henri-Edmond Cross, a key figure in Post-Impressionism, uses a variation of his signature 'divisionist' technique here. Instead of tiny dots, he applies short, dashed brushstrokes that make the buildings and ground look like a shimmering, textured mosaic. Two dark horses stand in the foreground, anchoring a composition of stark, skeletal trees and a large wooden crane cutting diagonally across the pale sky. This rhythmic application of paint shows how he was moving away from strict pointillism toward a looser, more expressive style that would later influence the Fauves.
- Technique
- Oil painting
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