Along with Seurat and Signac, Henri-Edmond Cross is one of the three great representatives of Neo-Impressionism. In 1891, he adopted Divisionism, applying small touches of juxtaposed color to his canvas.
At the same time, he left Paris and moved to Le Lavandou, on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, not far from Saint-Tropez.
In 1895, his brushstrokes became broader, like a mosaic. Cross sought to create bold chromatic harmonies that gave the colors greater richness. Darker shapes stand out against a sunny background.
He combined dark values and cool colors, refrained from mixing them, and kept warm hues in light tones. His soft pinks enhanced the delicacy of greens, and purples softened the shadow effects.
With « L'Été indien devant le paysage des Maures »  (Indian Summer in Front of the Maures Landscape), Cross pushes chromatic richness to its peak, influencing artists of his time, such as his great friend Henri Matisse in his way to Fauvism (1904-1905).
Celebrating light and color, Cross demonstrates here the great modernity of his work.