{"product_id":"ladies-in-a-seaside-arbor-by-maurice-prendergast","title":"Ladies in a Seaside Arbor by Maurice Prendergast","description":"Maurice Brazil Prendergast\u003cbr\u003e 1858-1924 | American \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eLadies in a Seaside Arbor\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Signed \"Prendergast\" (lower right)\u003cbr\u003e Oil on canvas \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maurice Brazil Prendergast is regarded among the most significant turn-of-the-century American painters, helping to herald in the modern art movement in the United States. This exceptional seaside scene is exemplary of the artist's visionary style, capturing the spectacle and unique rhythm of modern America. Prendergast's paintings of leisure and recreation, such as this on,e are his most coveted subjects, making this vibrant composition a rare treasure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A group of women, shaded beneath flowering trees, is depicted in Prendergast's signature, mosaic-like brushwork. Their parasols, hats and dresses dissolve into prismatic patches of paint that convey both the shimmer of sunlight and the hum of conversation. The work reflects Prendergast’s mature style—highly stylized, yet rooted in direct observation of modern leisure. Here, the artist transforms an everyday moment into a lyrical composition of vivid color and fluid form, one that bridges the painterly freedom of the French Post-Impressionists and the decorative abstraction of early modernism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Prendergast’s distinctive technique emerged from his early artistic training in Boston and his years in Paris, where he studied at the Académie Julian and Académie Colarossi. There, he encountered the work of Cézanne, Gauguin and the Fauves, whose bold colors and expressive brushwork would shape his artistic language. By the time he returned to Boston in the 1890s, he had developed a personal idiom unlike that of any of his American contemporaries—lyrical and suffused with color. His luminous depictions of parks, promenades and seaside gatherings earned him a reputation as one of America’s most daring and original painters. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 1908, Prendergast joined the American group known as \"The Eight,\" whose members sought to expand the boundaries of American art beyond academic realism. Though often associated with the Ashcan School, Prendergast’s work diverged sharply in tone and subject, aligning more closely with European modernism. His participation in the groundbreaking 1913 Armory Show cemented his status as one of the foremost innovators of his generation. Today, Prendergast’s works are represented in the most important American museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Circa 1914-15 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Canvas: 21 1\/2\" high x 24\" wide (54.61 x 60.96 cm)\u003cbr\u003e Frame: 29 1\/4\" high x 31 3\/4\" wide x 3\" deep (74.30 x 80.65 x 7.62 cm) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Provenance:\u003cbr\u003e The artist\u003cbr\u003e Charles Prendergast, 1924\u003cbr\u003e Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948\u003cbr\u003e Coe Kerr Gallery, 1989\u003cbr\u003e Private Collection, United States\u003cbr\u003e M.S. Rau, New Orleans \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Literature:\u003cbr\u003e Carol Clark, \u003cem\u003eMaurice Brazil Prendergast, Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonne\u003c\/em\u003e, Williams College Museum of Art, 1990, p. 296, no. 391 (illustrated)","brand":"M.S. Rau","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43360429965447,"sku":"32-1540","price":188500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/2471\/0466\/files\/32-1540_1.png?v=1762001696","url":"https:\/\/rauantiques.com\/products\/ladies-in-a-seaside-arbor-by-maurice-prendergast","provider":"M.S. Rau","version":"1.0","type":"link"}