Study for "Excursion"
Artist
Henri Edmond Cross
(French, 1856-1910)
CultureFrench
Dateca. 1895
MediumWatercolor
DimensionsOverall: 7 5/8 x 11 3/8 in. (19.4 x 28.9 cm)
InscribedCross estate stamp at lower left. The work is inscribed in pencil on the verso: "H. E. Cross", and also carries several other inscriptions in French, one of which appears to be "Chines lièges près de la mer", and another which we have not as yet deciphered.
Credit LineMuseum purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Art Purchase Fund
Object number2007.6
Not on view
DescriptionThis watercolor is a preliminary study for a painting. The right of the watercolor has an overlaid grid in graphite. There are sketches of sailboats also in graphite at the upper right. On one of these sailboats is inscribed the French word "rouge" (red). The water depicted in the background of the watercolor is blue and the trees that on on the land are brown and green.ProvenanceFrederic M. Bancroft, Bedford, NY; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, Museum Purchase, Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. Art Purchase Fund, 2007
