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Maurice Prendergast — Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 158 & 159: Coastal Landscape with Figures

Maurice Prendergast

Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 158 & 159: Coastal Landscape with Figures

1919

This watercolor and gouache composition by Maurice Prendergast depicts a lively coastal scene populated with figures enjoying leisure activities along a shoreline. The artist employs his characteristic vibrant palette and loose, rhythmic brushwork to animate the landscape, creating a sense of movement and immediacy characteristic of his sketching practice. The work demonstrates Prendergast's interest in capturing contemporary recreational life while maintaining a focus on color harmony and decorative surface pattern typical of his Modernist approach.

Medium
watercolor with gouache over graphite

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Maurice Prendergast, Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127, page 158 & 159: Coastal Landscape with Figures, 1919

This watercolor and gouache composition by Maurice Prendergast depicts a lively coastal scene populated with figures enjoying leisure activities along a shoreline. The artist employs his characteristic vibrant palette and loose, rhythmic brushwork to animate the landscape, creating a sense of movement and immediacy characteristic of his sketching practice. The work demonstrates Prendergast's interest in capturing contemporary recreational life while maintaining a focus on color harmony and decorative surface pattern typical of his Modernist approach.

Medium
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Year
1919
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Sketchbook format, Watercolor And Pencil, Luminous and atmospheric, Early 20th Century, Coastal Landscape, American Artist, Post-Impressionism, Decorative Composition, Figures and leisure, Modern leisure scene

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