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Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 054 & 55: House and Fenced Garden

1905–10

Maurice Prendergast

(American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
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Culture
America
Medium
graphite
Measurements
Sheet: 18.8 x 11.5 cm (7 3/8 x 4 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Prendergast 1951.424.u
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This sketchbook contains 72 pages of pencil drawings and 9 watercolors of Cape Ann. On the inside of the cover Prendergast wrote the address of the Granite Shore Hotel in Rockport, Massachusetts.
A horizontally oriented graphite drawing on pale cream paper depicts a garden and house in loose, gestural lines. On the left, a low fence sits below dense trees and shrubbery. To the right, a two-story house with a chimney and doorway awning stands above scattered rocks. Minimalist marks define the forms, leaving large areas of the paper blank to create a sense of light across the sketchbook spread.

Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 054 & 55: House and Fenced Garden

1905–10

Maurice Prendergast

(American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
America

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