Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 044 & 45: Landscape with Houses

This graphite sketch by Maurice Prendergast captures a landscape composition featuring houses nestled within a natural setting, demonstrating the artist's characteristic approach to organizing form and space. The delicate graphite line work reveals Prendergast's observational practice and his interest in translating landscape elements into structured compositional arrangements. As part of his sketchbook documentation of The Dells, this work reflects the artist's ongoing process of visual notation and exploration that informed his more finished paintings.