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Starry Veil

In Landscape with Stars (ca. 1905–1908), Henri-Edmond Cross invites us into a nocturnal reverie where the sky shimmers with starlight above a hushed, ink-washed landscape. Executed in watercolor over graphite, this work departs from Cross’s vibrant Mediterranean scenes, embracing a more introspective mood. The delicate interplay of broken brushstrokes and subdued tones evokes the influence of Japanese painting, rendering a scene that is both intimate and infinite. As you linger with this piece, allow the quiet radiance to guide you into a contemplative stillness. This work can be seen at [The Met Museum in NYC,https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459189]

Duration: 00:03:14

Categories: Slow Art ,Modern Art

Tags: henri-edmond, cross, landscape, with, stars, 17_3066_cross_landscape_with_stars_metropolitan_0314_p14_720.mp4 this poetic depiction of a star-streaked sky combines the long broken brushstrokes of cross’s late works with a murky landscape of pen and ink, reminiscent in its impressionistic forms of japanese painting. henri-edmond cross was a french painter and is known as a master of the neo-impressionism. landscape with stars is located in the metropolitan museum of art in nyc.