1916
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
On the Beach, No. 3 is a 1916 unspecified by Maurice Prendergast, a Post-Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see people in bright clothes strolling along a sandy beach, their shapes made of small, rounded patches of color. Prendergast painted like he was weaving a tapestry—thick, flat colors pressed side by side. The figures almost blur together, but you can still feel the warmth of the day. He didn’t care about tiny details; he wanted the whole scene to glow. If you like this loose, colorful style, look up impasto.
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.
Three modes of transportation appear in this composition: a ship, horse, and donkey cart.
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Maurice Brazil Prendergast (October 10, 1858 – February 1, 1924) was a Newfoundlander-American artist who painted in oil and watercolor, and created monotypes.
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