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Beach, St. Malo

c. 1907

Maurice Prendergast

(American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
Culture
America, early 20th Century
Medium
watercolor with gouache over graphite
Support
Cream(1) wove paper
Measurements
Sheet: 34.9 x 50.5 cm (13 3/4 x 19 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of H. Oothout Milliken 1949.543
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A native of Boston, Prendergast made several excursions to France, where he became interested in the decorative color patterns of such French painters as Edouard Vuillard (1868–1940) and Pierre Bonnard (1867-1947).
A horizontally oriented watercolor and gouache painting with patchwork brushstrokes depicts a vibrant bay of shimmering blue and green water curving through the center. In the foreground, clusters of figures in colorful hats and dresses gather on a sandy shore, punctuated by pops of red parasols. To the right, a rocky point is topped by a large brown building. In the distance, a small island sits under a cloudy sky.

Beach, St. Malo

c. 1907

Maurice Prendergast

(American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
America, early 20th Century

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