MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)
Lot 56 Property from the Estate of Patrick Rutherford, Jr.

MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)

Beach Scene, North Shore and Normandy Beach: A Double-Sided Work

Closed18 November 2021

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MAURICE BRAZIL PRENDERGAST (1859-1924)
Beach Scene, North Shore and Normandy Beach: A Double-Sided Work
signed 'Prendergast' (lower left)
watercolor and pencil on paper
13 x 8 1⁄4 in. (33 x 21 cm.)
Executed circa 1896-97.

The artist.
Charles Prendergast, brother of the above, 1924.
Kraushaar Galleries, New York, acquired from the above.
George Dyer, acquired from the above, 1946.
Yale Kneeland, nephew of the above.
William Beadleston, acquired from the above, 1973.
Helene C. Seiferheld Gallery, New York.
Davis & Long, New York, 1973.
Meredith Long & Company, Houston, Texas, 1975.
Acquired by the late owner from the above, 1975.

Specialist note

The popular North Shore of Massachusetts provided ample subject matter for artists such as Maurice Prendergast, who delighted in painting colorful depictions of its crowded public beaches.