Artwork
Landscape
Landscape 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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Technique & Style
Jean-Charles Cazin's Landscape is executed in oil paint on a canvas support. The work measures 40.64 cm in height and 55.88 cm in width. Classified as a landscape painting, the piece dates to a period after 1876. The medium and dimensions reflect the standard materials and scale typical of the genre during this era.
History & Provenance
Following its time with the dealer Boussod et Valadon in Paris, this landscape entered the collection of William A.
Jean-Charles Cazin executed this oil on canvas landscape after 1876. The work's ownership history begins with the Parisian firm Boussod et Valadon. It subsequently entered the collection of William A. Clark in New York.
Following Clark's death, the painting was bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington in April 1926. In 2015, the work was acquired by the National Gallery of Art.
Following its time with the dealer Boussod et Valadon in Paris, this landscape entered the collection of William A. Clark in New York. Upon Clark's death, the work was bequeathed to the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., in April 1926. In 2015, the painting was acquired by the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., where it is currently held under the accession number 2015.19.24. The provided sources do not list any specific public exhibitions for this work.
Overview
Jean-Charles Cazin's Landscape, painted in 1876, is an oil on canvas depicting a tranquil rural scene. The work exemplifies Cazin's approach to capturing natural environments, focusing on atmospheric effects and the subtle interplay of light. It presents a quiet village vista, rendered with a distinctive painterly technique that became characteristic of his oeuvre.
Subject & Meaning
The painting portrays a modest village setting, centered on a thatched-roof house prominent in the foreground. Beyond a grassy field dotted with trees and bushes, additional dwellings emerge faintly in the distance. Above, a soft, cloudy sky, rendered in delicate yellows and pale blues, contributes to the serene and contemplative mood of the composition, evoking a sense of everyday rural life.
Context
The artistic choices evident in Landscape, particularly the emphasis on capturing fleeting light and atmospheric conditions through visible brushwork, align with broader shifts in 19th-century painting. Artists of this period increasingly explored subjective perception and the immediate impression of a scene, moving away from highly polished, narrative-driven compositions. Cazin's work reflects this contemporary interest in direct observation and painterly expression.
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Artist
Jean-Charles Cazin was a French landscapist, museum curator and ceramicist.
