
Maurice Prendergast
Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 140: Three Figues with Color Notations
1919
This graphite sketchbook page by Maurice Prendergast features three loosely rendered figures accompanied by handwritten color notations, demonstrating the artist's working method of capturing gestural forms and documenting hues for later reference. The sketch exemplifies Prendergast's characteristic approach to figure drawing, where anatomical precision yields to expressive line work and compositional notation. The inclusion of color notes on the graphite drawing reveals the artist's process of translating observations into finished works, a practice central to his prolific sketchbook practice.
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