Henri Edmond Cross
A Seated Figure

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Artist Henri Edmond Cross (French, 1856–1910)French, 1856–1910

CultureFrench

Titles

A Seated Figure

Datec. 1890

MediumGraphite on wove paper

DimensionsSheet: 7 1/4 × 6 5/16 in. (18.4 × 16 cm)

Credit LineGift of Susan Schulman in honor of Carolyn Bullard

Object number2022.336

Not on view

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

ProvenanceThe artist, c. 1890s (Lugt 1305a); [Alexandre Ujlaky, Paris, mid-twentieth century (Lugt 5446)]; Susan Schulman, New York, to 2022; given to MFAH, 2022.
Exhibition HistoryNone known.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: [none]
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, bottom right corner: 85-37 / M5 - 95 - 22 - HGA. HE

Recto: Stamp in red ink, bottom right corner: HEC [encircled] / Lugt 1305a (1)
Verso: Stamp in red ink, lower center: ALEXANDRE UJLAKY / ANTIQUAIRE / 4, RUE DROUOT - PARIS - 9 / TEL : PRO 66-14 / — / R. C. SEINE 324-240 / Lugt 5446 (2)

(1). Cross marked the recto of his drawings with this red stamp.
(2). Parisian merchant Alexandre Ujkaly was active in the 1940s and ‘50s. This frameless text is his commercial stamp for drawings.

Catalogue raisonnéNone

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