Weary Wayfarers

1888

Jean-Charles Cazin

Associated Names
Jean-Charles Cazin

Painter, French, 1841 - 1901

The artwork depicts a pastoral scene with a muted and earthy color palette. Closest to us, two travelers rest on a grassy expanse. One figure is reclining on the ground, while another sits upright, wrapped in a shawl. Beyond them, the horizon is low, revealing a vast landscape that stretches into the distance. A thatched-roof cottage is situated towards the center right, accompanied by a haystack further beyond. The sky occupies a significant portion of the canvas, painted in soft, dusty hues of orange and brown. The brushstrokes are smooth and blended.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George I. Seney, New York; (his sale, American Art Association, New York, 11-13 February 1891, no. 287); William A. Clark [1839-1925], New York; bequest 1926 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1920

  • Possibly Exhibition of Paintings from the Collection of Honorable William A. Clark, Lotus Club, New York, 1920, no. 48, as Les Voyageurs lassés.

1985

  • Millet and His Barbizon Contemporaries, Keio Department Store Grand Gallery, Tokyo; Hanshin Department Store Grand Gallery, Osaka; Miyazaki Prefectural Museum, Mihazaki; Fukushima Prefectural Museum; Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Kofu, 1984.

1989

  • The William A. Clark Collection: Treasures of a Copper King, Yellowstone Art Center, Billings; Montana Historical Center, Helena, 1989, unnumbered catalogue.

1995

  • Redefining Genre: French and American Painting 1850-1900, Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis; Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach; Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Meridian International Center, Washington, 1995-1996, no. 22, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: J. C. Cazin, 1888

Wikidata ID

Q46631609

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