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Maurice B. Prendergast 1858-1924
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice Brazil Prendergast
- Little Bridge, Venice
- signed Prendergast twice, l.l and l.r.
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- 15 1/4 by 19 1/4 in.
- (38.7 by 48.9 cm)
- Executed circa 1911-1912.
Provenance
Charles Prendergast (the artist's brother), 1924
Mrs. Charles Prendergast (his wife), 1948
Sally Turner, New York, by 1965
Kennedy Galleries, New York
Private collection, 1968 (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 1992, lot 82, illustrated in color)
Acquired at the above sale
Mrs. Charles Prendergast (his wife), 1948
Sally Turner, New York, by 1965
Kennedy Galleries, New York
Private collection, 1968 (sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 27, 1992, lot 82, illustrated in color)
Acquired at the above sale
Exhibited
New York, American Fine Arts Gallery, An Illustrated Catalogue of the Forty-fifth Annual Exhibition of the American Water Color Society, April-May 1912, no. 211
Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, The Tenth International Exhibition of Watercolors, Pastels, Drawings, and Miniatures, March-April 1930, no. 358
Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Eighth Exhibition of Watercolors and Pastels, November-December 1930, no. 74 (as Little Bridge)
Toronto, Canada, Art Gallery of Toronto, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Maurice Prendergast, October 1931, no. 26
Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, The Prendergasts: Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Maurice and Charles Prendergast, September-November 1938, no. 46, illustrated
Chicago, Illinois, Art Institute of Chicago, The Tenth International Exhibition of Watercolors, Pastels, Drawings, and Miniatures, March-April 1930, no. 358
Cleveland, Ohio, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Eighth Exhibition of Watercolors and Pastels, November-December 1930, no. 74 (as Little Bridge)
Toronto, Canada, Art Gallery of Toronto, Catalogue of an Exhibition of Paintings by Maurice Prendergast, October 1931, no. 26
Andover, Massachusetts, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, The Prendergasts: Retrospective Exhibition of the Work of Maurice and Charles Prendergast, September-November 1938, no. 46, illustrated
Literature
Margaret Breuning, Maurice Prendergast, New York, 1931, pp. 11, 40, illustrated
Charles H. Sawyer, "The Prendergasts," Parnassus, October 1938, pp. 9-11
Hedley Howell Rhys, Maurice Prendergast: The Sources and Development of His Style (Ph.D dissertation, Harvard University, 1952), p. 182
"1900-1960: American Masters," Kennedy Quarterly, March 1968, p. 6, no. 2, illustrated (as Venice)
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Matthews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, no. 1032, p. 467, illustrated
Charles H. Sawyer, "The Prendergasts," Parnassus, October 1938, pp. 9-11
Hedley Howell Rhys, Maurice Prendergast: The Sources and Development of His Style (Ph.D dissertation, Harvard University, 1952), p. 182
"1900-1960: American Masters," Kennedy Quarterly, March 1968, p. 6, no. 2, illustrated (as Venice)
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Matthews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, no. 1032, p. 467, illustrated
Condition
Unframed: hinged to the mat in two places along top edge, a horizontal crease goes across top, 4 inches from edge, where paper had been folded over; 2 inch repaired tear to lower center edge, 1/2 inch repaired tear to lower center edge, 1 inch repaired tear to center left edge.
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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.