Maurice Prendergast

Maurice Brazil Prendergast ( born October 10, 1858 in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, † February 1, 1924 in New York City ) was an American watercolorist Post Impressionism. In contrast to works of the Impressionists, he was not confined mainly on light and colors: Prendergast was also the structure of the imaged important. Prendergast was a member of the artist group The Eight, from whom he had distanced himself initially.

Life

Early years

After the bankruptcy of his father's company, the family moved to Boston. There Prendergast began an apprenticeship with a commercial artist. His apprenticeship is considered as the origin of brightly designed, patterned effects that should characterize his later works. Prendergast studied further three years in Paris at the Académie Colarossi and the Académie Julian.

Interpersonal relationships

The shy Prendergast remained his life long bachelor. A close friendship united him with his brother Charles, who was a successful frame builder. In one of his early visits to Paris, he met the Canadian painter James Morrice know, the progressive artist Walter Sickert and Aubrey Beardsley introduced him, both avid followers of James McNeill Whistler. The influences of these two men determined his future style.

Style

Further acquaintance with Édouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard helped him to a permanent place in postimpressionistischem stock. He developed a distinctive style, belong to the strongly contrasting, vibrant colors and rhythmically arranged, flattened, pattern-like forms. These were radically simplified and expressed mainly in shallow areas by bright, unregulated colors. This of him ever further refined style has often been described aptly as tapestry - like or mosaic -like. A trip to Venice made ​​him familiar with the delightful works of Vittore Carpaccio, what compelled him to hone more complex and more rhythmic designs in 1898. He became one of the first American painter who supported the work of Paul Cézanne and his expressive use of form and color understand.

Usually it was Prendergast's subjects to paint people in their free time activities. At the Armory Show in 1913, he presented seven works that occupied his stylistic maturity; Although he primarily worked with watercolors, he began in the latter part of his career with the oil painting. Between 1891 and 1902 he also produced a large number of monotypes.

Selected Works

Street Scene, 1891-1894

Lady on the Boulevard / The Green Cape, 1892

Along the Seine, 1892-1894

Skipping Rope, 1892-1895

Franklin Park Boston, 1895

Spring in Franklin Park, 1895

The Tuileries Gardens, Paris, 1895

The Breezy Common, 1895-1897

Marine Park, 1895-1897

South Boston Pier, 1895-1897

Evening on a Pleasure Boat, 1895-1898

Franklin Park Boston, 1895-1898

Viewing the Ships, 1896

Summer Visitors, 1897

Ponte della Paglia, 1898-1899

Venetian Canal Scene, 1898-1899

The Balloon (1898 )

St. Mark's Venice, 1898

Easter Procession St. Mark's, 1898

Afternoon Pincian Hill, 1898-1899

The Grand Canal, Venice, 1898-1899

Monte Pincio, 1898-1899

Monte Pincio Rome, 1898-1899

Splash of Sunshine and Rain, 1899

Telegraph Hill, 1900

West Church Boston, 1900-1901

Central Park, New York, 1901

In Central Park New York City, 1900-1903

Figures Under the Flag, 1900-1905

The Mall Central Park, 1901

May Day Central Park, 1901

Madison Square, 1901

Opal Sea, 1903-1910

Salem Willows, 1904

Spring Flowers, 1904

Rialto Bridge (Venice ) for 1911-1912

Santa Maria Formosa Venice, 1911-1912

Still Life Apples Vase 1913-1915

Still Life w Apples, 1913-1915

The Grove, 1915

St. Malo, date unbek