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Sketchbook, page 124 & 125: Sailboats

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 1951.423.fff
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This sketchbook contains 69 pages of drawings, a diary largely devoted to the state of the artist's health, and a three-page discourse on the nature of genius and ideas.
A horizontally oriented graphite drawing on two pages of a yellowed, lined notebook features gestural sketches of sailboats. On the left, dark, loose lines define four boats beneath a simplified house and horizon line. To the right, three sailboats with tall, thin masts float above wavy lines suggesting the water's surface. Hand-written numbers 124 and 125 appear in the lower outer corners of each page.

Sketchbook, page 124 & 125: Sailboats

1905–10

Maurice Prendergast

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

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