maurice prendergast

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Definition of maurice prendergast in English English dictionary

born Oct. 10, 1859, St. John's, Nfd., Can. died Feb. 1, 1924, New York, N.Y., U.S. Canadian-born U.S. painter. He moved with his family to Boston in 1868. After study in Paris (1891-94), he spent much of his career traveling and painting abroad. He was the first U.S. artist to fully absorb French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. His lively street scenes feature floating geometric areas of brilliant decorative colour with a mosaiclike effect. He produced his most outstanding works in watercolour. In his later years he lived in New York City and exhibited with The Eight and in the 1913 Armory Show

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Maurice Brazil Prendergast

born Oct. 10, 1859, St. John's, Nfd., Can. died Feb. 1, 1924, New York, N.Y., U.S. Canadian-born U.S. painter. He moved with his family to Boston in 1868. After study in Paris (1891-94), he spent much of his career traveling and painting abroad. He was the first U.S. artist to fully absorb French Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. His lively street scenes feature floating geometric areas of brilliant decorative colour with a mosaiclike effect. He produced his most outstanding works in watercolour. In his later years he lived in New York City and exhibited with The Eight and in the 1913 Armory Show

Hyphenation

Mau·rice Pren·der·gast

Turkish pronunciation

môris prendırgäst

Pronunciation

/môˈrēs ˈprendərˌgast/ /mɔːˈriːs ˈprɛndɜrˌɡæst/