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Maurice Brazil Prendergast 1858 - 1924
Estimate
150,000 - 250,000 USD
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Description
- Maurice Brazil Prendergast
- Low Tide [Figures and Rocks]
- signed Prendergast, lower right; also inscribed Low Tide and dated 1902 on the reverse
- watercolor and pencil on paper
- overall 22 by 15 in.; image 20 3/4 by 13 1/2 in.
- 55.9 by 38.1 cm; 52.7 by 34.2 cm
- Executed circa 1900-05.
Provenance
Charles Prendergast, 1924 (the artist's brother)
Mrs. Eugenie Prendergast (his wife)
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1966
Mrs. Eugenie Prendergast (his wife)
M. Knoedler & Co., New York, 1966
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Paintings and Watercolors by Maurice Prendergast: A Loan Exhibition, November 1966, no. 21, illustrated
Literature
Carol Clark, Nancy Mowll Matthews and Gwendolyn Owens, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1990, no. 852, p. 426, illustrated
Condition
The work is in very good condition. The sheet is hinged to the mat at the upper left corner and at the left center edge. There is light mat burn along the right edge. Ultraviolet examination reveals fluorescence of normal artist materials with no evidence of prior restoration present.
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.
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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.