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Maurice Prendergast — Sketchbook, page 068: Figure

Maurice Prendergast

Sketchbook, page 068: Figure

1905

This graphite sketchbook page by Maurice Prendergast presents a figure study rendered in the artist's characteristically loose and economical line work. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's interest in capturing movement and form through minimal but assured marks, typical of his approach to preliminary sketching. As part of his working sketchbook, this page reflects the artist's practice of studying human figures, which informed his larger compositions of leisurely social scenes and urban leisure activities.

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graphite

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Maurice Prendergast, Sketchbook, page 068: Figure , 1905

This graphite sketchbook page by Maurice Prendergast presents a figure study rendered in the artist's characteristically loose and economical line work. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's interest in capturing movement and form through minimal but assured marks, typical of his approach to preliminary sketching. As part of his working sketchbook, this page reflects the artist's practice of studying human figures, which informed his larger compositions of leisurely social scenes and urban leisure activities.

Medium
graphite
Year
1905
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Modernist approach, Early 20th Century, American Artist, Post-Impressionism, Sketchbook page, Watercolor and Ink, Decorative aesthetic, Figure Studies, Figure Drawing, Intimate And Exploratory

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