This graphite drawing by Maurice Prendergast depicts a naturalistic landscape with modest houses nestled among rolling terrain, characteristic of his observational approach to American scenery. The artist employs loose, gestural linework to convey the spatial relationships between architectural structures and their surrounding environment, demonstrating his skill in landscape composition. As part of Prendergast's extensive sketchbook practice, this work exemplifies his method of recording scenes from nature that would often inform his more finished paintings and prints.