France, 19th century / c. 1875
The Boatyard
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs The Boatyard as painting (France, 19th century · c. 1875).
This painting was submitted to the Paris Salon in 1876 as Cazin’s first major work.
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The museum identifies this painting as oil on fabric and credits Jean-Charles Cazin (French, 1841–1901).
The museum's collection notes: 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.
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