Edmond Cross

Impressionism

The story

He had the exact same name as the master who painted the most famous revolution piece in history. Living under that kind of pressure has to be suffocating. So he simply translated his last name to English and walked away. Delacroix became Cross. He dropped a prestigious name just to buy his own freedom. Looking at this wild, untamed explosion of color, you can feel the exact moment he finally stopped caring about expectations and just let loose.

Movement
Impressionism
Artist
Henri Matisse

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