The Mall, Central Park

1900/1903

Maurice Prendergast

Associated Names
Maurice Prendergast

Artist, American, 1858 - 1924

This painting shows a scene from a slightly elevated perspective looking down towards a park filled with people. At the top, gray-green trees create a canopy. Below, people in light-colored dresses and suits walk, stand, and sit, some holding colorful parasols. They are painted in soft, loose brushstrokes, and have no facial features. The color scheme includes pale greens, browns, pinks, blues, and whites.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kraushaar Galleries, New York); Margaret Sargent McKean, 1927; (M. Knoedler and Company, New York), 1961; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Patterson, 1961; (M. Knoedler and Company, New York), 1966; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, VA, 1966; gift to NGA, 1992

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1991, 266-267, color repro.

1999

  • An Enduring Legacy: Masterpieces from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1999-2000.

Bibliography

1990

  • Clark, Carol, Nancy Mowll Mathews, and Gwendolyn Owens. Maurice Brazil Prendergast and Charles Prendergast: A Catalogue Raisonné. Williamstown, Massachusetts: Williams College Museum of Art, 1990, p. 410, no. 787.

1991

  • Art for the Nation: Gifts in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1991: 266-67

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Maurice B Prendergast

Wikidata ID

Q64608918

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