Biography

1856

Henri-Edmond Cross is born Henri-Edmond-Joseph Delacroix in Douai, France.

1884-1887

He studies at the École des beaux-arts in Paris, where he learns the basics of painting.

1886

The artist renounces his family name so as not to be confused with Henri-Eugène Delacroix.

1893

Cross moves to the south of France.

1897

Cross becomes an active member of the Société des Artistes Indépendants, a group of artists in favour of Impressionism and Pointillism.

1908

The artist undertakes his last trip to Italy.

1910

Henri-Edmond Cross dies in Saint-Clair.