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Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 182: Sailboat with color notations

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.zzz
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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 horizontal graphite drawing depicts a seascape, with scribbled clouds filling the upper third alongside cursive notes reading "yellow" and "blue celeste." Below, a two-masted sailboat floats on water defined by loose, horizontal strokes. A shaded rocky mound anchors the foreground, while the lower-left corner features the handwritten notes: "sea" followed by "blue + indian red." The composition uses minimal, expressive lines to capture an airy coastal atmosphere.

Sketchbook- The Granite Shore Hotel, Rockport, page 182: Sailboat with color notations

1905–10

Maurice Prendergast

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

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