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Maurice B. Prendergast 1858-1924
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice Brazil Prendergast
- Blue Lake
- signed Prendergast, l.l.; inscribed No.12/ Autumn in the hand of Charles Prendergast (the artist's brother), verso
- watercolor on paper
- 12 by 17 3/4 in.
- 30.5 by 45.1 cm.
- Executed circa 1910-13.
Provenance
The artist
Charles Prendergast, 1924
Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948
(Sale: Sotheby's, New York, September 21, 1994, lot 158, illustrated)
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Exhibited
Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Maurice Prendergast Memorial Exhibition, 1926, no. 50
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Special Exhibition of Watercolors and Monotypes by Maurice B. Prendergast, 1939, no. 6
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art, Special Exhibition of Watercolors and Monotypes by Maurice B. Prendergast, 1939, no. 6
Literature
Hedley Howell Rhys, Maurice Prendergast: The Sources and Development of His Style, Ph.D. diss. Harvard University, 1952, p. 184 (as Autumn, New Hampshire)
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Matthews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast-Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, no. 1094, illustrated p. 478
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Matthews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast-Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, no. 1094, illustrated p. 478
Condition
The sheet is slightly discolored and the pigments sightly faded but overall in good condition. Sheet affixed to backing at the corners.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.