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Homestead by the Sea
Homestead by the Sea is an oil painting by the Impressionist artist Jean Charles Cazin. It dates from 1876 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
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Clark, and was bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1926 before being acquired by the National Gallery of Art in 2014.
Homestead by the Sea is an oil on canvas painting created by Jean-Charles Cazin after 1876. The work measures 65.41 cm by 81.92 cm and is executed in oil paint on canvas support. It was previously owned by Julius Oehme Gallery in New York and William A. Clark, and was bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1926 before being acquired by the National Gallery of Art in 2014.
The painting is part of the collections of both the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
History & Provenance
Homestead by the Sea is an oil on canvas by Jean-Charles Cazin, dated after 1876. The work's documented provenance begins with the Julius Oehme Gallery in New York, from which it passed to F.L. Loring. Loring's collection was subsequently dispersed at a sale conducted by the American Art Association in New York on 16–17 January 1917, where the painting appeared as lot 124.
Following the sale, the work entered the stock of the Ralston Galleries, also in New York. It was later acquired by William A. Clark (1839–1925), who bequeathed it in 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington. The Corcoran transferred the painting in 2014 to the National Gallery of Art, its present institutional owner.
The painting Homestead by the Sea by Jean-Charles Cazin is currently held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The work entered the collection in 2014, having previously been part of the bequest from William A. Clark to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 1926, where it remained until the Corcoran's holdings were transferred. Prior to Clark's acquisition, the painting was owned by F.L. Loring and appeared in a sale at the American Art Association in New York on January 16–17, 1917, as lot number 124. It was also associated with the Julius Oehme Gallery and the Ralston Galleries, both in New York.
The National Gallery of Art lists the work in its collection as an oil on canvas measuring 65.41 cm by 81.92 cm.
Overview
Jean‑Charles Cazin’s 1876 oil on canvas, Homestead by the Sea, depicts a tranquil rural landscape at twilight. A solitary figure traverses a grassy lane, a bundle slung over the shoulder, while a modest red‑tiled house and two substantial haystacks anchor the composition. The sky glows with soft, warm hues that melt into the distant water, creating a calm, atmospheric scene.
Subject & Meaning
The work presents an everyday moment of rural life, emphasizing the relationship between human activity and the surrounding environment. The lone wanderer suggests a narrative of labor or return, while the modest homestead and abundant haystacks convey a sense of self‑sufficiency and connection to the land, underscored by the serene, fading light.
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Jean-Charles Cazin was a French landscapist, museum curator and ceramicist.
