Oct 10, 2021
Maurice Prendergast, who was born on this day in 1858, was a member of The Eight, a group of American modernist painters who focused their attention on scenes of daily life. Prendergast’s decorative brand of Post-Impressionism recasts forms into flat patterns and shapes. In this painting the pigment is applied in heavy dabs that are skillfully woven together to form a rich tapestry of color. The friezelike composition depicts a promenade of well-dressed men, women, and children, their playful dogs in tow, enjoying a leisurely Sunday in a seaside park.
"Sunday Promenade," around 1914–15, by Maurice B. Prendergast
