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Maurice Prendergast

Maurice Prendergast

?–1924

WA-00021564

PaintingAshcan SchoolImpressionismPost-Impressionism

Representation

None documented

31

Institutional Exhibitions

35

Works in Collection

69

Assets Indexed

7

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

90%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ248707

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1985–1986

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Drawn in America

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1972

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Ways of Looking

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1971

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American Drawings and Watercolors: A Selection from the Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1970

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Drawings from the Museum Collections: A Selection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964–1965

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Art Nouveau

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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Fifty Modern Paintings and Sculpture Especially Donated for the Benefit of the 30th Anniversary Fund of The Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960

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American Acquisitions: Recent Additions of Prints to the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1950

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Master Prints from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1949

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Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/4727
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
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Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

Maurice Prendergast made luminous watercolors and oil paintings of leisure scenes, parks, and seaside promenades, applying color in mosaic-like patches that anticipated Post-Impressionist abstraction in early twentieth-century American art. A member of The Eight, he exhibited at the landmark 1913 Armory Show, which introduced European modernism to American audiences.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 29d ago

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Movement

Ashcan School

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Canonical record

Artworks (35)

Acadia

1922 · Oil on canvas

31 3/4 x 37 1/2" (80.6 x 95.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Landscape with Figures

Landscape with Figures

1921 · oil on canvas

overall: 82.6 × 108 cm (32 1/2 × 42 1/2 in.) framed: 94 × 119.4 × 5.7 cm (37 × 47 × 2 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127

Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127

1919 · graphite and watercolor

Trees

1918 · watercolor and pencil on paper

sheet: 15 x 22 1/8 in. (38.1 x 56.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Salem Cove

1915 · oil on canvas

overall: 61.4 x 76.5 cm (24 3/16 x 30 1/8 in.) framed: 85.1 x 99.7 x 6.7 cm (33 1/2 x 39 1/4 x 2 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Park Scene

1915 · watercolor on paper

sheet: 15 x 22 1/8 in. (38.1 x 56.2 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

New England Coastal Village

New England Coastal Village

1915 · watercolor and pencil on paper

sheet: 12 x 17 7/8 in. (30.6 x 45.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

On the Beach, No. 3

On the Beach, No. 3

1915 · oil on canvas

Inlet with Sailboat, Maine

Inlet with Sailboat, Maine

1913 · watercolor and pencil on paper

sheet: 14 x 19 7/8 in. (35.5 x 50.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Rocks, Maine

1913 · watercolor and pencil on paper

sheet: 14 x 19 7/8 in. (35.5 x 50.4 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Summer, New England

Summer, New England

1912 · oil on canvas

19 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (48.9 x 69.9 cm.)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Figures on a Beach

Figures on a Beach

1910 · watercolor over graphite on wove paper

sheet: 36 × 50.6 cm (14 3/16 × 19 15/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Holiday in New England

Holiday in New England

1910 · watercolor, pastel and pencil on paper mounted on paperboard

sheet: 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.8 cm)

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Beach, St. Malo

Beach, St. Malo

1909 · watercolor with gouache over graphite

The Rocky Seashore

The Rocky Seashore

1907 · watercolor with traces of graphite

Central Park

1901 · monotype on wove paper

image: 20 x 25.5 cm (7 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.) sheet: 25.4 x 32.4 cm (10 x 12 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Woman with Parasol

Woman with Parasol

1901 · Monotype

composition: 7 5/16 x 3 7/8" (18.5 x 9.8 cm); sheet: 12 13/16 x 8" (32.6 x 20.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The Terrace Bridge, Central Park

The Terrace Bridge, Central Park

1901 · Watercolor, over graphite, on ivory wove paper

38.8 × 56.9 cm (15 5/16 × 22 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

May Day, Central Park

May Day, Central Park

1901 · watercolor over graphite

Docks, East Boston

Docks, East Boston

1900 · watercolor, graphite, and gouache on wove paper

overall: 36.8 x 54 cm (14 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Mall, Central Park

The Mall, Central Park

1900 · watercolor and graphite on wove paper

overall: 55.9 x 50.8 cm (22 x 20 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Outdoor Cafe Scene

Outdoor Cafe Scene

1900 · monotype

National Gallery of Art

The Rehearsal

1900 · Monotype

composition: 10 3/4 x 8 5/8" (27.5 x 22.0 cm); sheet: 14 3/4 x 10" (37.5 x 25.3 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Orange Market

1900 · Monotype with pencil additions

composition: 12 7/16 x 9 1/8" (31.6 x 23.1 cm); sheet: 15 11/16 x 11" (39.9 x 28.0 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (6)

35 published of 43 catalogued · 41 with image

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Unknown
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Smithsonian
8 published8 img
MoMA
4 publishedof 8 catalogued8 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
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Record

Images

12 assets

Sketchbook, The Dells, N° 127 (c. 1919–1921)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Rocky Seashore (c. 1907–10)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Shipyard: Children Playing (1900–1902)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Beach, St. Malo (c. 1907)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bastille Day (1892)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Spanish Steps (1898–99)

Cleveland Museum of Art

On the Beach, No. 3 (c. 1915–18)

Cleveland Museum of Art

May Day, Central Park (1901)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Relationships

6

Movements3

Ashcan School Impressionism Post-Impressionism

Collections3

Smithsonian American Art Museum Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Smithsonian American Art Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

National Gallery of Art