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Maurice Prendergast

Prendergast painted crowds and parks as mosaics of pure color. His watercolors fragment the visible world into small patches of rose, turquoise, and gold — American scenes rendered in a style all his own.

Palette: #6C614D #CBBEA3 #9A825D #835630 #BE9859 #1A1714 #B56642 #A64428

  • On the Beach, No. 3 (ca. 1915-18): #8E9A84 #787665 #7D8758 #594C47 #A7956E #746B4A
  • St. Malo (ca. 1907): #84937F #59766E #947855 #B1A987 #4C4741 #6C5C4A
  • The Mall, Central Park (1901): #EEE1C8 #A49E88 #D8C09C #7B7362 #A98C6C #C0C1B5
  • Beach No. 3 (1913): #C0AF8F #6F5643 #A47F60 #43504D #898E6A #4B8B5C
  • Group of Figures (1918): #D5C288 #F0EAC8 #C6C4AF #9B8B66 #6B6656 #93988C
  • Salem Cove (ca. 1915-18): #564D3E #617045 #7E8D75 #A49267 #746244 #4F726E
  • Bymauriceprendergast Mfaboston (1897): #C2AE93 #828271 #525A52 #8A695A #3F4640 #B98D78
  • An Old Fashioned Garden: #B3AA7C #594D31 #908045 #707656 #363C39 #A78A2D
  • Autumn: #D6DDD4 #BAA68D #5385A4 #5E7978 #E8C581 #DE9C43
  • Beach No. 3: #C2AC84 #9F7B5C #766A5C #47885D #6F8548 #AE9846
  • Boston Harbor, By (1907): #D0B3AA #A7969D #9D784B #947D72 #C5A27A #725544
  • Sunday on the Beach: #CCC2A2 #939384 #485D63 #6B808B #F4EDD1 #C59F8F
  • Central Park: #A3A195 #927248 #929664 #6E5136 #BBAF80 #6D7651
  • Figures on a Bridge: #989785 #6B6D64 #A17B67 #8B8A5C #C5AE85 #B1864E
  • Group of Figures: #DEDAC3 #837755 #EDE3AA #CBBB8E #A9A187 #5C5542
  • Holiday in New England: #D0C3B3 #7A8CA2 #AC9C95 #977A6E #71656E #D2B08E
  • Flowers in a Vase (Zinnias): #CEC1BE #9E8F91 #5E575B #9E6B69 #7E787E #383038
  • Sunlight on the Piazzetta: #967B5F #D1C8B1 #78796A #AEA38C #415141 #6B593E
  • Umbrellas in the Rain (1899): #B0A98C #867C62 #5E5544 #DBD9C3 #776141 #AB8654
  • Ponte della Paglia, Venedig (1899): #836440 #623F25 #A38C65 #452613 #BE955A #748260
  • Franklin Park Boston (1858-1924): #929256 #E4DBC4 #9D9B75 #676F50 #D6C992 #CCB865
  • Monte Pincio Rome (1858-1924): #D0C09D #CAA472 #A68762 #786B57 #9A8F76 #53574D
  • The Grand Canal, Venice (1858-1924): #C9A991 #A27A6B #6F5552 #9D908E #827175 #D29875
  • Courtyard Scene, Siena (ca. 1898): #997E63 #C3AB8A #685648 #3E332E #DDCBAD #8E5539
  • Autumn: #BFAA8B #947753 #8F483E #28262E #474447 #7C7369
  • Fantasy: #908455 #8F9676 #555E42 #8E663A #181E1B #42291A
  • Holiday in New England: #D1BEAA #ADB1B6 #6F849E #A89286 #AC786E #4A5B82
  • In Luxembourg Gardens: #C0B193 #A68956 #D1B37C #C89E5A #806F37 #DB8A1A
  • Landscape Near Nahant: #7C6A48 #B09D83 #797673 #464132 #627E90 #CFC5B5
  • Picnic: #967557 #4F4641 #9B8E85 #635333 #BF8A44 #C8A784
  • Ponte della Paglia (1898): #BDA88F #9B8463 #A9834C #7A6040 #6F4824 #8C5B28
  • Snow in April: #8F8773 #A5A59D #565247 #5E7C75 #6E4F32 #A37E56
  • St. Malo: #D5CCAE #A3A98C #CDB57C #819CA2 #75A883 #AA8A49
  • Under the Trees: #706B55 #4A3E2B #424F49 #7C6842 #998A74 #B89C77
  • Seashore, Crepuscule (1907): #737880 #414853 #57523E #6A512D #393C38 #30271F
  • Ponte della Paglia (1898): #9E8670 #AFAB9B #6F5D50 #E5DCCA #40312A #DAB792
  • Park Scene (Holiday): #9FA1A3 #DCDDDE #6C6A6D #4A474B #BAC8D9 #D5BFB2
  • Splash of Sunshine and Rain. (1899): #E8C696 #EFE4C6 #BF9269 #8FABB5 #A5744F #E9A06D
  • Revere Beach, By (1896): #D2D9DA #BCC1BA #9EABAD #93928A #6D6F6B #C8B097
  • Sunday Promenade By: #525B58 #838D91 #908876 #C0BAAA #3A3F42 #705F51
  • Swings, Revere Beach: #908D79 #87675B #B7A28D #7E754C #5C524C #B5705A
  • The Quai Venice and Venetia Marina By: #82766A #9F978B #605C55 #7B5E4A #677683 #AA926D
  • Glimpse of the Harbor, Gloucester: #CCB498 #A59180 #A98560 #896D56 #7F7270 #6F4F37
  • New England Village: #151B1B #909380 #C2C2A5 #977F4E #4A4C41 #AFA172
  • The Beach "No. 3: #A6A289 #D4C6A2 #A5875F #C5A565 #766753 #875D3A
  • Landscape with Figures: #6D634C #A6A18C #917B43 #4B4439 #767A76 #554227
  • Landscape (Beach Scene): #9E9065 #6B694B #94AA8C #CDC69A #825B39 #504327
  • On the Beach: #D3CCB8 #A79E8A #7F827E #C8AF8C #5E5F5A #8A7E66
  • Rocks, Waves and Figures: #CBCFCB #585653 #9CA5A6 #837F77 #5A7795 #353535
  • Brooksville, Maine (River & Rocks): #677A7B #1A282A #A69168 #363022 #41616E #6A5336
  • Beach Scene with Two Trees: #88908D #534C3B #6B512F #60696B #9E8C74 #766E5D
  • Beach Scene: #9FA08D #677C7B #A8946D #7E735F #927B4C #563122
  • Beach Scene and Hill: #AD9678 #7A7E82 #5C5350 #A6A29A #CDBC9F #7E695A
  • Landscape (Park Scene): #A4AD9B #76796B #394130 #5A5842 #AA9E79 #68898D
  • At the Beach: #9A9686 #67706B #B8A27B #7D654A #9A764C #4E3225
  • Idyl: #A99C77 #80765F #5B5445 #D1C6A8 #694A31 #AAACA4
  • Beach and Village: #B9A67D #8E795B #62614B #8A8E8D #C3B79E #9E8E72
  • Seascape-St. Mâlo (1907): #657C8C #835928 #58605D #211B19 #3C2718 #5C4530
  • Gloucester Harbor: #959C98 #494B48 #6E6E67 #786C4F #A6957D #9E844C
  • Beach Scene with Donkeys (or Mules): #B0A788 #665A48 #85765C #9B8555 #AA773B #7C6A3E
  • The Beach: #B6AD96 #8C8E86 #9B8769 #534A43 #7F644A #B08E50
  • Landscape (Road & Town): #909182 #B0BDB4 #656757 #6C898D #313E3F #A49365
  • Trees, Houses, People: #B8B7B0 #68807F #8B8873 #D3C5A8 #AE9C66 #8A9DB0
  • Beach and Two Houses: #93876D #B3AF9E #5B574A #A8874C #C1AA7F #786749
  • Sunlight on the Piazzetta (1898): #D6CAB2 #8F755A #7F7E6F #B3A48B #465444 #5F4E33
  • Umbrellas in the Rain (1899): #A9A68D #7E775D #5E5740 #3F3A2D #DEDDC7 #9A6F4A
  • Flowers in a Vase (Zinnias) (1911): #DACBC7 #B0A7A9 #8F878B #C09691 #6D686B #986C6D
  • New England Harbor (1921): #D9D0AD #988651 #484833 #17130B #D3C080 #67531E
  • On the Beach (1915): #B0B3A8 #B8A984 #7F8072 #746848 #574D3F #AA8979
  • Blue Mountains (1914): #3D3E84 #9E8627 #DBA235 #76691F #574A19 #150606
  • Summer in the Park (1905): #575839 #989574 #44401A #595719 #AE8D37 #726E21
  • Cove, Maine (1908): #A0A08A #766629 #433B1D #716850 #544B13 #C8C1A5
  • Holidays (1920): #B4B096 #8B846C #9E9259 #70653E #6C6357 #49433D
  • The Race Track (Piazza Siena, Borghese Gardens, Rome) (1898): #92997D #646F56 #D3D5C5 #B9BB9C #455340 #918E5B
  • Riva Degli Schiavoni, Castello (Venice) (1898): #D0BEA4 #98886D #C8A97A #645C46 #EAE6DB #AE8359
  • Rainbow (1905): #828B8A #929E83 #586867 #84A0AF #C9CCC2 #6E7F61
  • Autumn (1918): #7F7E61 #323127 #D4D0A5 #654732 #51513F #9A7F4D
  • Still Life with Apples (1920): #7F8362 #9DA58D #666E6B #4B4133 #3D4544 #5D6045
  • The Shore (1913): #D8BF81 #A79F69 #CEB04D #3F4723 #788156 #DED3AA
  • Fantasy (1917): #6D7351 #9F9163 #4A4228 #806739 #171A12 #2E413B
  • Ponte della Paglia: #A88E6A #CAB6A0 #71583A #926534 #623A19 #1D130A
  • Landscape Near Nahant (1908): #928163 #C7B59A #8E8A88 #514731 #6E5B37 #7790A0
  • In Luxembourg Gardens (1907): #C6AB7B #9C814C #BC9438 #9A8D73 #685C3A #162944
  • Picnic (1913): #4E3F35 #77624F #BE9E80 #978F89 #C18E4D #8F6735
  • Snow in April (1907): #818374 #A3A59D #5A4D3E #577165 #C0915F #392B19
  • Under the Trees (1913): #77756A #61583B #97815B #423F30 #B7A590 #282118
  • St. Malo (1907): #D6CEB2 #9BA584 #9BAFA7 #D9C28C #B2985B #6FA37E
  • Pincian Hill, Rome (1898): #AD7549 #B69168 #CBB39B #7B6345 #86532C #564328
  • Picnic by the Inlet (1918): #B4AE91 #8F7A69 #61633F #6B4C43 #697974 #26495B
  • Central Park (1914): #B8B4A7 #8F8F5C #8F8B78 #90724D #534737 #BCAD7B
  • The Tuileries Garden, Paris (1895): #605340 #C5AD73 #99865E #DDBE5C #D9C49B #E6D38C
  • May Day Central Park (1901): #D5C467 #EBE2C2 #BFB686 #838651 #A8A04C #BBAB40
  • Central Park (1901): #827455 #5B4E39 #B8A580 #3F3932 #DECDA7 #966040
  • Central Park (1900): #6E7861 #A39D81 #525847 #C7B69B #876B52 #3F3C2E
  • Annie Sargent Jewett (1905): #725E2F #724126 #9B874D #59301C #493A1C #AD934C
  • Portrait of a Girl with Flowers (1910): #A6A174 #797656 #2D2012 #131B1F #D1CEA4 #685536
  • In the Park, Paris (1891): #867967 #C0AD7D #6C6443 #A79D7D #624F48 #D0C9A2
  • Salem Cove (1916): #80815C #63624F #A9B39A #47493B #353225 #5F736E
  • Holiday in New England (1910): #CCB7A3 #9199A4 #5A7291 #B18574 #807578 #EDE0D3
  • Inlet with Sailboat, Maine (1913): #D9D7C6 #9E9E98 #7E7751 #62696D #C8C1A0 #0E1615
  • Park Scene (1915): #3E3722 #DDD4BD #B9916F #575332 #C4BD8C #9C9F78
  • Summer, New England (1912): #A5B7B6 #69817B #CDB48F #E4DBBA #5A4650 #666448
  • Trees (1918): #E4DFCA #898797 #C2B598 #5A4D50 #8E7C6E #AE9560
  • Rocks, Maine (1913): #ACA498 #D4CEBE #4D4D4B #777368 #967E62 #AE9858
  • Flowers in a Blue Vase (1911): #8A9B95 #667372 #9A887E #74565E #CECABC #305074
  • Eight Bathers (1920): #C6B5A8 #A18F7F #7C6E64 #4B4540 #6F3A2A #614A3D
  • Race Track (1896): #BC9D4D #B0956E #D4CBAF #8C6A4F #A76740 #715A4C
  • Woman in Brown Coat (1911): #6E4630 #1F3439 #505C5C #303130 #615649 #4D3226
  • Portrait of Maurice Prendergast's Father (1888): #9F9673 #517B73 #2F4441 #1E201F #D6B487 #DBD1B1
  • Still Life (1911): #AD9E86 #6A5D53 #3E3932 #8A7969 #9E7C51 #634533
  • The Pretty Ships (1896): #D4CDB1 #D2BF92 #9F8F60 #A1A282 #C7A670 #80907C
  • Sunset (1916): #707052 #474A37 #9D9D89 #9F9E68 #A7BDBA #C7BF9D
  • Along the Boulevard (1894): #D1C4A5 #B1A684 #324146 #707871 #94917B #746D4D
  • Seashore (1913): #9A9079 #686A61 #9F7659 #675341 #403A34 #583726
  • Merry Go Round: #99856E #CDC0AE #726A66 #6D5947 #999491 #ECE3D7
  • Promenade by the Sea (1913): #A8A59A #849BA0 #567A8C #AA8669 #7A7266 #D5CDBF
  • After the Storm (1902): #99A5B2 #63675D #727F84 #484339 #0F0A0D #BECDE3
  • Crescent Beach (1907): #5F717B #788071 #927C58 #A46827 #C39F67 #4A462B
  • Salem: #827848 #CCC3A0 #766D5E #2F1E1A #AF9057 #A1997A
  • Evening Shower, Paris (1892): #7A6353 #544240 #32272E #4B2E2C #321B1E #AC946F

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