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Maurice B. Prendergast 1858-1924
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice Brazil Prendergast
- Surf, Cohasset
- signed Prendergast, l.r.; also inscribed Surf and Surf #2 Cohasset on the reverse
watercolor and pencil on paper
- 11 1/4 by 15 1/4 in.
- (28.6 by 38.7 cm)
- Executed circa 1900-05.
Provenance
Charles Prendergast (the artist's brother), 1924
Mrs. Charles Prendergast (his wife), 1948
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, 1986
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987
Mrs. Charles Prendergast (his wife), 1948
Coe Kerr Gallery, New York, 1986
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1987
Exhibited
New York, Coe Kerr Gallery, Remembered Image: Prendergast Watercolors 1896-1906, October-December 1986, p. 12, no. 37, illustrated
Literature
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Mathews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, p. 424, no. 844, illustrated
Condition
Good condition; unframed: affixed to the mat in two places along top edge, some staining in sky.
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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.
Catalogue Note
A faint pencil sketch of girls along the pier is on the reverse.