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Maurice Brazil Prendergast

Fiesta, Venice

Maker

Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1858-1924)

Title

Fiesta, Venice

Year

ca. 1898

Medium

  • Color monotype on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color monotype on wove paper

Materials

color monotype

Supports

  • Light weight cream Oriental wove tissue paper

Dimensions

Plate: 25.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/8 x 8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

1990.141.1

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Pilgrims of Beauty
Art and Inspiration in 19th-Century Italy
Feb 03, 2012 – Jul 08, 2012

Label copy

Maurice Prendergast’s colorful and abstract prints and watercolors record his fascination with the lively tourist culture of Venice. By the end of the 19th century the city was virtually overrun by foreign visitors, and while Sargent, Rico, and other artists sought its undiscovered regions, Prendergast followed and depicted the crowds, particularly during public festivals like the Festa del Redentore (Feast of the Redeemer) seen here. By repeating small swirls of ink, he suggests the throngs that gathered to witness the nighttime fireworks display during this annual July event.

Painterly Prints
Mar 03, 2000 – May 28, 2000
George Bellows, The Eight, and the American Scene
Jul 07, 1995 – Sep 02, 1995
American Prints and Drawings from a Private Collection
Jan 17, 1992 – Mar 29, 1992

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, 1858-1924)
Fiesta, Venice, ca. 1898
Color monotype on wove paper
Plate: 25.7 x 20.3 cm (10 1/8 x 8 inches)
Anonymous gift 1990.141.1

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