Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: Mothers and children in the park, 1895–97, Recto: watercolor over pencil, bordered in pencil and watercolor, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16 in. (35.8 x 28.4 cm), Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York), One of the largest and most highly finished watercolors in the Public Garden Sketchbook, this characteristic image recalls the informal family portraits of William Merritt Chase, an older contemporary who also took many of his subjects from leisurely activity in city parks and along the seashore
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Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook, Mothers, children, park, 1895–97, Recto, watercolor, pencil, bordered, 14 1/8 x 11 3/16, 35.8 28.4 cm, Drawings, Maurice Brazil Prendergast, American, St. John’s, Newfoundland, 1858–1924, New York, largest, highly finished watercolors, Public Garden, Sketchbook, characteristic image, recalls, informal family, portraits, William Merritt, Chase, older contemporary, subjects, leisurely activity, city parks, seashore
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