Henri-Edmond Cross (1856-1910)
Etude pour Le Tamaris, Le Baigneur
stamped with monogram (Lugt 1305a; lower left)
oil on paper laid down on board
8 x 9 ½ in. (20.4 x 24.7 cm.)
Painted circa 1907-1908
Provenance
Estate of the artist. Félix Fénéon, Paris; Estate sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 9 July 1947, lot 17. André Gide, Paris (acquired at the above sale). Catherine van Rysselberghe Gide, Paris (by descent from the above). Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2007.
Literature
I. Compin, H.E. Cross, Paris, 1964, p. 314.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune et Cie., Henri-Edmond Cross: Exposition rétrospective, April 1937.
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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