JEAN-CHARLES CAZIN (1840-1901)
The Waning Light

Signed ‘J.Cazin’ (lower left) Oil on Canvas 54.31 cms x 65.41 cm Provenance: Private Collection, United State A French landscape painter and ceramicist, Jean Charles Cazin moved to England after his studies where he was dee- ply influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite movement. His oeuvre showcases a strong interest for religious scenes and lumi- nous landscapes with figurative subjects. Cazin became a leader of a new school of idealistic subject painting in France and was awarded the Légion d’Honneur in 1889. Mostly known for his delicate and poetic brushs- troke, he became an emblematic figure of the 20th Century.