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Sketchbook, loose sheet between pgs. 148 & 149

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.uuu
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Not on view
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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 sketch on tan paper depicts five figures in loose, gestural outlines. In the foreground, a figure reclines with their head to the right. Behind them, another sits upright while a third sits to the left, looking inward. In the faint background, two standing figures flank a circular form. The torn sheet rests on lined paper, framed by a thin border drawn with quick, energetic strokes.

Sketchbook, loose sheet between pgs. 148 & 149

1905–10

Maurice Prendergast

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

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