Evening Shower, Paris (Primary Title)
Maurice Brazil Prendergast, American, born Canada, 1858 – 1924 (Artist)
Like many young, aspiring American artists, Maurice Prendergast chose to study at one of the several Parisian art academies that catered to expatriate American students. There he was exposed to the work of the Postimpressionist painters, including Georges Seurat, Vincent van Gogh, and Paul Cézanne. Studying the work of these artists, Prendergast developed his own unique style in oil painting that emphasized the placement of individual dabs of paint on the canvas. Additionally, the artist’s interest in prints and drawings by Art Nouveau artists guided his work toward cosmopolitan depictions of women within grand urban spaces, such as a lamplit Parisian boulevard.
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