This graphite sketch by Maurice Prendergast captures a simple wooden fence near the Granite Shore Hotel in Rockport, rendered with the artist's characteristic delicate line work and attention to everyday architectural detail. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's practice of using his sketchbooks to document coastal New England scenes and modest structures that would later inform his more finished compositions. The work exemplifies the artist's ability to convey form and spatial relationships through economical graphite marks while maintaining an intimate, observational quality typical of his preparatory studies.