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Henri Edmond Cross Biographie
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1878 |
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After training under Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran in Lille, enrolled at the Écoles Académiques de Dessin et d'Architecture in Lille to continue his studies under Alphonse-Victor Colas
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1883 |
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Changed his name since it was too similar to that of Henri-Eugène Delacroix
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1883 |
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Travelled to the South of France and discovered his enthusiasm for landscape painting
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1884 |
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Met Seurat and Signac, who would soon establish the Neo-Impressionist movement.
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1891 |
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Painted his first picture in the pointillist-divisionist manner
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1903 |
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Trip to Venice, inspired him to work in watercolours and oils
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1904 |
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Met Matisse at Saint-Tropez, who was duly impressed and even influenced by Cross's work
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1905 |
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Solo show at Druet, which marked the acme of his success
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