Sunset over the sea
1896 Wallraf–Richartz Museum
About this artwork
This oil painting depicts a vibrant sunset over a tranquil sea with a rocky, tree-covered coastline on the left and a small boat adrift on the right, rendered with distinctive Pointillist brushstrokes.
Did you know?
Henri-Edmond Cross was a key figure in the Neo-Impressionist movement, alongside Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. While Pointillism is often associated with Seurat, Cross developed his own distinctive approach, using larger, more mosaic-like brushstrokes that gave his works a unique decorative quality and luminosity, as seen in this radiant depiction of a sunset.
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Sunset over the sea
Henri-Edmond Cross, 1896
