This pencil sketch from Maurice Prendergast's Italian Sketchbook captures a gondola with the artist's characteristic attention to fluid line and compositional balance. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's ability to convey movement and the essence of Venetian life through economical, gestural marks. As part of his broader body of sketchbook work, this piece reflects the artist's practice of recording observations during his travels, which later informed his more finished paintings and color compositions.