Pines Along the Shore
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
21 3/8 × 25 3/4 × 1 1/8 in. (54.3 × 65.4 × 2.8 cm) Framed: 30 1/4 × 34 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (76.8 × 87.6 × 10.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.164
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
Henri-Edmond Cross's *Pines Along the Shore (1896) captures the luminous beauty of the Mediterranean coastline, where sturdy pines frame a serene seascape. Painted in oil on canvas, this21⅜ × 25¾-inch work showcases the artist's mastery of light and color, evoking the warmth of southern France, where Cross spent much of his later career. A leading figure in Neo-Impressionism, Crossborn Henri-Edmond Delacroix—egan with the precise dotting techniques of Pointillism alongside Seurat and Signac. By 1896, however, he had evolved toward a more fluid, painterly style, blending vibrant hues with broa...