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Maurice Prendergast — Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 106: Sailboat

Maurice Prendergast

Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 106: Sailboat

1919

This graphite sketchbook page by Maurice Prendergast captures a sailboat with the artist's characteristic loose, gestural line work and attention to light and movement. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's ability to convey form and spatial relationships through economical marks, typical of his prolific sketching practice from his travels. The work reflects the artist's interest in leisure scenes and waterside subjects that recur throughout his artistic output.

Medium
graphite

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Maurice Prendergast, Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 106: Sailboat , 1919

This graphite sketchbook page by Maurice Prendergast captures a sailboat with the artist's characteristic loose, gestural line work and attention to light and movement. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's ability to convey form and spatial relationships through economical marks, typical of his prolific sketching practice from his travels. The work reflects the artist's interest in leisure scenes and waterside subjects that recur throughout his artistic output.

Medium
graphite
Year
1919
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Sailboat and landscape, The Dells Wisconsin, Early 20th Century, American Artist, Post-Impressionism, Sketchbook page, Watercolor and Ink, Plein Air Study, Dreamy and whimsical, Impressionist color

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