Cazin, Marie (1844-1924) OId Wooden Bridge, Paris

A very beautiful late 19th century French impressionist oil on panel depicting a view across the Seine in Paris, by Marie Cazin.

Superb quality work work by this important female impressionist painter who was included in the 2018 exhibit "Women in Paris 1850-1900".

Signed with initials lower right, this work comes with exceptional provenance having been sold through the prestigious gallery The Fine Art Society, London - exhibition label on the reverse.

Artist: Marie Cazin (French, 1844-1924)
Title: Old Wooden Bridge, Paris
Medium: Oil on panel
Size: 21 x 18 inches (54 x 46 cm) including the frame

Provenance: The Fine Art Society, London, 1962

Marie Cazin studied in Paris with Juliette Peyrol-Bonheur (1830–1891), the sister of Rosa Bonheur, and with Jean-Charles Cazin, whom she married in 1868. 

From 1876 she exhibited paintings at the Salon des Artistes Français and from 1882, presented sculptures as well. She exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1874 and 1878.

Her best-known sculpture, "The Young Ladies" was shown in 1886 and purchased by the government in 1899. It is now on display at the Musée du Luxembourg. She exhibited with Les XX in Brussels in 1887 and won a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle (1889).

Marie Cazin became a member of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1891. She exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Following her husband's death, she designed the monument for his tomb. She also designed a monument to doctors Hubert Cazin (1724-1795) and Paul Perrochaud in Berck.

A prominent theme in her paintings are women at work. During the First World War, she maintained a studio in the Latin Quarter. In addition to her regular work, she created several frescoes on commission and did designs for the Gobelins Manufactory. A few years before her death, she retired to Pas-de-Calais.

Her son, Michel Cazin (1869–1917), became a well-known engraver.

Cazin was included in the 2018 exhibit Women in Paris 1850-1900.