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Maurice Brazil Prendergast

On the Beach, ca. 1914-1918

Description

Maker

  • Maurice Brazil Prendergast, 1858-1924, American

Title

On the Beach

Year

ca. 1914-1918

Medium

Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

46.4 x 69.5 cm (18 5/16 x 27 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed LR:Prendergast

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Miss Edith Wetmore

Object Number

36.211

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection VII

American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exchange Exhibition, Exhibition Exchange

From the Collection of Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University; From the Collection of The Museum of Art, Rhode

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

An American Idyll

April 6, 2007 - January 6, 2008

American Paintings from the Museum's Collection

February 10 - April 1, 1999

George Bellows, The Eight, and the American Scene

July 7 - September 2, 1995

From the Reserve IV

July 22 - October 2, 1994

Romanticism and Revival

December 4, 1992 - June 26, 1993

The Ocean

August 17 - October 7, 1990

Prendergast was a member of the Eight, a group of New York painters who exhibited independently in 1908 in protest of the strict regulations governing annual exhibitions at the National Academy of Design. Nevertheless, his style and subject matter vary greatly from that of the Eight, who considered themselves urban realists and are often called the "Ashcan School." During his many trips to Paris, Prendergast became familiar with and was inspired by the Post-Impressionists and the Nabis. The European influence is apparent in the loose brushwork, bright unmixed colors, and idyllic dreamlike quality of On the Beach. The painting was probably inspired by Prendergast's summertime visits to Salem and Gloucester and completed in his studio in Washington Square in lower Manhattan.

American Painting and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection

June 26, 1987 - January 3, 1988

Masterpieces from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

July 18 - September 14, 1979

Selection VII

March 31 - May 8, 1977

Days Gone By

July 1 - September 26, 1971

Exchange Exhibition of Paintings from Rose Museum, Brandeis University

February 16 - April 2, 1967

Recent Accessions

May 23 - June 24, 1962

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is On the Beach with the accession number of 36.211. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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