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Bastille Day (detail), 1892. Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858–1924). Monotype; 30.5 x 24.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland 1954.337.

Bastille Day (detail), 1892. Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858–1924). Monotype; 30.5 x 24.8 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland 1954.337.

Monotypes: Painterly Prints

Sunday, May 31–Sunday, October 11, 2015
Location:  101A–B Prints and Drawings
James and Hanna Bartlett Prints and Drawings Galleries

About The Exhibition

Monotypes were first made in the 17th century and later revived in the 1870s by Edgar Degas, a master of the technique. Introduced to America in 1880, the monotype was taken up by John Sloan and Maurice Prendergast. Works by these artists, as well as a 17th-century monotype by Anthonis Sallaert, will serve as highlights in this exhibition of the finest monotypes from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection.