Maurice Prendergast

Sailboat Pond, Central Park
c. 1902

A watercolor painting depicting a lively scene at a pond with children playing with sailboats. In the foreground, a girl in a red dress is kneeling on a stone platform, reaching towards the water with a stick, while two other children stand nearby holding their boats. The background shows a crowd of onlookers lining the far side of the pond, with dense trees behind them. The reflection of the people and the trees is visible on the surface of the water, creating a vibrant and busy atmosphere.

A watercolor painting depicting a lively scene at a pond with children playing with sailboats. In the foreground, a girl in a red dress is kneeling on a stone platform, reaching towards the water with a stick, while two other children stand nearby holding their boats. The background shows a crowd of onlookers lining the far side of the pond, with dense trees behind them. The reflection of the people and the trees is visible on the surface of the water, creating a vibrant and busy atmosphere.

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Date
c. 1902

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Watercolor and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 19 3/8 × 22 1/4in. (49.2 × 56.5 cm)

Accession number
86.57a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; 50th Anniversary Gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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Maurice Prendergast
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