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Maurice Brazil Prendergast

On the Beach,

Maker

  • Maurice Brazil Prendergast

Title

On the Beach

Medium

oil paint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Oil on canvas

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

46.4 x 69.5 cm (18 1/4 x 27 3/8 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed LR:Prendergast

Type

  • Paintings

Credit

Gift of Miss Edith Wetmore

Object Number

36.211

On the Beach

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 Island School of Design, Providence.

Signature: Signed LR:Prendergast

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 Island School of Design, Providence.

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

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
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