Maurice Brazil Prendergast

Born: 1858
City and Country of Origin: St. John's, Newfoundland
Painting School: American Post Impressionist
Art Training: Academie Colarossi; the Academie Julian
Exhibitions: National Arts Club in 1904; Macbeth Gallery with the Eight (1893); Macbeth Gallery (1900); Carroll Galleries in New York (1915); Brummer Gallery in New York (1921)
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Major Works: "The Grand Canal," "Central Park"
Maurice Brazil Prendergast Biography: Although he was born in Canada, he grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He gained his knowledge of watercolors working for a firm painting showcards. He was influenced by Symbolism and Art Nouveau as well as the artists Pierre Bonnard and Edouard Vuillard. He belonged to a group of artists known as the Eight. After 1914 he lived in New York City where he did some of his most memorable watercolors in Central Park.
Died: 1924