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Landscape, New England

ca. 1912-1914
20th century
315 x 480 mm (12.4 x 18.9 in.)

Maurice Brazil Prendergast, American, (1859–1924)

Object Type: drawing
Medium and Support: Watercolor with pastel highlights on laid paper
Marks: Signed in pencil and ink, lower right: “Prendergast”; inscribed on verso: rough pencil sketch of a landscape
Marks: Watermark: Michallet, France
Provenance / Collectors' Marks: Miss Lizzie Bliss (whose collection founded the Museum of Modern Art, NYC); gift to her niece, Eliza Bliss Parkinson; gift in 1933 to her sister-in-law, Evelyn Dows Bliss, later Mrs. John M. Gates.
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John M. Gates, 1980
Accession Number: 1980.6.1

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This object has the following keywords:
landscapes (representations)*, New England*, Northeastern United States*
  • landscapes (representations) - Use for creative works that depict outdoor scenes where the picture is dominated by the configuration, visual and aesthetic, of the land, bodies of water, and natural elements. When the ocean or other large body of water dominates the picture, use "seascapes." For images that are more documentary than creative, prefer "views" or "topographical views." For actual areas of land having certain notable characteristics, use "landscapes (environments)." [January 1993 scope note added; related term added. April 1991 descriptor moved; lead-in term added; descriptor changed, was "landscapes"; alternate term changed, was 'landscape'.]
  • New England - TGN 7014203 (general region): Refers to several states settled by English colonists, including Connecticut, Maine, Massaschusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The coastline has many harbors. It is on a broad continental shelf, with forested hills inland. It was inhabited by the 9th mill. BCE; the Algonquians were here when the Europeans settled in early 17th century.
  • Northeastern United States - TGN 4011496 (general region): The term typically refers to New England and the northern Atlantic seaboard, including Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey.

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  • sheet Dimensions: 315 x 480 mm (12.4 x 18.9 in.)

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