Provençal Landscape
1907
Henri-Edmond Cross traded the gray skies of northern France for the blinding sun of the Mediterranean, and this vibrant sketch proves it was a good move. Painted in 1907, just a year before his death, this watercolor captures the intense light of Provence with electric blues and sunny yellows that seem to vibrate on the page. While he is famous for meticulous Pointillism—painting with tiny dots—this loose, fluid piece shows his spontaneous side, likely a quick study done outdoors to capture the swaying trees before the light shifted.
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