This graphite sketchbook study by Maurice Prendergast captures trees near the Granite Shore Hotel in Rockport, likely drawn during one of the artist's visits to this New England coastal destination. The sketch demonstrates Prendergast's characteristic approach to landscape subjects, employing loose, gestural linework to suggest foliage and natural forms rather than rendering precise detail. As a working page from his sketchbook, the drawing served as preliminary visual research for compositions that may have developed into finished paintings or prints.