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TITLE: Venice, Grand Canal
ARTIST: Maurice Prendergast (1859-1924)
SIZE: 23" x 23"
PIECES: 1000
PRICE: $200
MADE BY: Wentworth
DESCRIPTION: Maurice Prendergast was an American painter,
born in Boston, and trained in art as a painter of advertising placards in
Boston and later in France and Italy. He returned to Boston in 1900.
Prendergast was a member of The Eight, a group of artists led by Robert
Henri. The group had an influential exhibition in 1908; they broke with
the academic tradition that reigned at the time and proposed that painting
be connected to everyday life. In 1914 he moved to New York City, where he
spent the remainder of his life. His work is characterized by rich,
powerful color applied in dots and in short brushstrokes. Many of his
subjects are landscapes with figures. A number are of the seashore. Others
include Boston street scenes and sketches of Neapolitan and Venetian life,
such as the painting pictured above.
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