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Maurice Prendergast — Italian Sketchbook: Two Standing Women (page 129)

Maurice Prendergast

Italian Sketchbook: Two Standing Women (page 129)

1898

This pencil sketch by Maurice Prendergast captures two standing female figures in a loose, gestural style characteristic of his Italian travel studies. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's interest in human form and movement, rendered with economical linework that emphasizes basic contours and posture. As part of his Italian Sketchbook, this work reflects the artist's practice of quick observational drawing during his travels abroad.

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Maurice Prendergast, Italian Sketchbook: Two Standing Women (page 129), 1898

This pencil sketch by Maurice Prendergast captures two standing female figures in a loose, gestural style characteristic of his Italian travel studies. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's interest in human form and movement, rendered with economical linework that emphasizes basic contours and posture. As part of his Italian Sketchbook, this work reflects the artist's practice of quick observational drawing during his travels abroad.

Medium
pencil
Year
1898
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Gestural linework, Figure Study, Two Female Figures, Watercolor On Paper, Early 20th Century, Intimate aesthetic, Travel Documentation, American Artist, Post-Impressionism, Sketchbook page

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