Bidspirit auction | Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858 -

Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858 - 1924) American/France - Maurice Brazil Prendergast (1858 - 1924) Watercolor & Gouache on paper, Signed Lower right ”on the market' Measures (11 x 18 inches) w/frame (26 x 19 inches) Much influenced by the Post-Impressionists* and Fauves* in Paris, Maurice Prendergast became a leading name in modernist American art and is known for his depictions of urban leisure-class people enjoying themselves in idyll landscapes and beach scenes.His style was based on a carefully adjusted combination of colors, which were applied to the canvas in dots, patches, and layers. His compositions were typically laid out in horizontal zones that flattened forms and emphasized the richness of the surface texture. He stylized his figures, which were mostly female, into monumental goddesses, sometimes nude and sometimes clothed, who assume the stately poses of the antique but keep their humanity by playing with a dog or sporting a fashionable hat.Early in his career, he painted with watercolor but switched to oil in 1900.Prendergast was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, and at age ten moved to Boston with his family. In the mid-1870s, Condition: The absence of a condition report does not imply an object is free of defects. All items may have normal signs of age and wear commensurate with their age; these issues will likely not be mentioned in the condition report. Please contact the auction house before the auction with any condition questions. Questions about condition will not be answered after purchase. Condition reports are provided as a courtesy, and we are not responsible for any errors or omissions. Important note on frames: Frames are not guaranteed to be in the same condition as they are in the item photograph. Due to handling and shipping, many frames, especially antique ones, are prone to losses. If you have questions about the condition of a frame, please contact us prior to the auction.