Lady in Black
After beginning his career in Boston as a commercial illustrator, Prendergast studied and worked in Paris from 1891 to 1894. His oils, watercolors, and monotypes reveal his observation of refined women and active children enjoying the city’s neighborhood offerings. This energetic rendering of a fashionable woman, defined by the components of her outfit—hat, veil, cape, and swirling skirt—has an appealing abstract effect.
Artwork Details
- Title: Lady in Black
- Artist: Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American, St. John’s, Newfoundland 1858–1924 New York)
- Date: ca. 1893–94
- Culture: American
- Medium: Watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper
- Dimensions: 10 3/8 x 4 in. (26.4 x 10.2 cm)
- Credit Line: Bequest of Joan Whitney Payson, 1975
- Object Number: 1976.201.2
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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