Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 026 & 27: Harbor View

This graphite sketchbook drawing by Maurice Prendergast captures a waterfront view of the Granite Shore Hotel in Rockport with loose, gestural linework characteristic of the artist's preparatory studies. The composition depicts the harbor landscape with buildings and natural topography rendered through quick, economical marks that convey the scene's spatial relationships and atmospheric qualities. As part of Prendergast's working sketchbook, this drawing exemplifies his practice of direct observation and serves as a foundation for potential finished works in his favored medium of watercolor.