Description
Cazin exhibited this painting at the Paris Salon of 1876, marking the start of his official career. It depicts a boatyard in the artist's native Boulogne, a port city on the English Channel. The young man in the foreground is melting tar at a smoky fire, while men work on a boat just above him. Cazin was associated with the Realist movement during his early years and later with the Impressionists.
Provenance
Ernest May [1845-1925], Paris, France (Until 1925); (Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, France, June 19, 1933 (no. 56), unsold (1933); (Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, France, November 24, 1947 (no. 124) (1947); (Tedesco Frères, Paris, France, sold to Walter P. Chrysler) (1954); Walter P. Chrysler Jr. [1909-1988], New York, NY, sold to Grégoire Galleries) (1954-1973); (Grégoire Galleries, New York, NY) (1973); (Shepherd Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Noah L. and Muriel S. Butkin) (Until 1976); Noah L. Butkin [1918-1980] and Muriel S. Butkin [1915-2008], Shaker Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (1976-1977); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1977-)
Accession Number
1977.123
Medium
oil on fabric
Dimensions
Framed: 105.4 x 149.9 x 15.2 cm (41 1/2 x 59 x 6 in.); Unframed: 77.6 x 122.7 cm (30 9/16 x 48 5/16 in.); Former: 111 x 155.5 x 6.5 cm (43 11/16 x 61 1/4 x 2 9/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
