Henri-Edmond Cross (1856-1910)
Etude pour Le Lesteur
oil on paper laid down on canvas
13 3/8 x 10 ¾ in. (34 x 27.4 cm.)
Painted circa 1906
Provenance
Théo van Rysselberghe, Paris (acquired from the artist). Elisabeth van Rysselberghe, Paris (by descent from the above). Catherine van Rysselberghe Gide, Paris (by descent from the above). Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2007.
Exhibited
Brussels, La Libre Esthétique, Interprétations du Midi, March-April 1913, no. 58 (titled Débardeur). Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Henri-Edmond Cross: Exposition rétrospective, April 1937, p. 18, no. 46 (titled Baigneur and with inverted dimensions).
Lot Essay
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of Henri-Edmond Cross being prepared by Patrick Offenstadt.
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