Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 144 & 145: "Lanesville"

Maurice Prendergast's graphite sketchbook study of the Granite Shore Hotel in Rockport depicts the "Lanesville" area with loose, gestural linework characteristic of his preparatory drawings. The work captures architectural forms and landscape elements with economical mark-making, demonstrating Prendergast's practice of sketching from observation during his travels. As part of his working sketchbook, this drawing served as visual notes that would inform his more finished paintings and compositions.