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On the Beach, No. 3

c. 1915–18

Maurice Prendergast

(American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
Culture
America
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 81 x 103 x 6.5 cm (31 7/8 x 40 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 66 x 85.1 cm (26 x 33 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1926.1653
Public Domain
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Location
208 American Gilded Age and Realism
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Three modes of transportation appear in this composition: a ship, horse, and donkey cart.

Description

Prendergast developed a distinctive painting style featuring rounded patches of thickly applied color. Like many of his works, On the Beach, No. 3 visually approximates a densely woven tapestry.
A horizontally oriented oil painting with short, dappled brushstrokes creates a flickering scene of a park in vibrant greens, pinks, and yellows. People with light skin tones sit or lie on the grass in the foreground, others ride donkeys beneath leafy trees, and a sailboat floats on blue water in the background. To the right, a woman in a long pink dress stands beside a donkey cart.

On the Beach, No. 3

c. 1915–18

Maurice Prendergast

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

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