Charles MAURIN, born 1 April 1856 in Le Puy-en-Velay (Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) and died 22 July 1914 in Grasse (Provence, Aquitaine), was a French painter and engraver in a variety of styles. He was awarded the Prix Crozatier in 1875, and used the funds to go to Paris to study art at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts under Jules LEFEBVRE from 1876 to 1879. He also studied at the Académie Julian, where he eventually taught. He exhibited at the Salon of French artists and became a member of the Society of French Artists in 1883. He was a teacher and friend of the painter Félix VALLOTTON. MAURIN received the support of VOLLARD and was a friend of TOULOUSE-LAUTREC—who had his first individual exhibition with him in 1893—and also of many other artists, including François-Rupert CARABIN and the entertainer Aristide BRUANT.