On the Beach, No. 3

Description

Prendergast developed a distinctive painting style featuring rounded patches of thickly applied color. Like many of his works, On the Beach, No. 3 visually approximates a densely woven tapestry.

Provenance

(Kraushaar Galleries, New York). (bought by CMA 1926)

On the Beach, No. 3

Maurice Prendergast

c. 1915–18

Accession Number

1926.1653

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Framed: 81 x 103 x 6.5 cm (31 7/8 x 40 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 66 x 85.1 cm (26 x 33 1/2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection