DrawingsAmerican19th century

Summer in Venice

c. 1898-1899

Artists

Maurice Brazil PrendergastArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor and graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

49.5 × 35.9 cm (19 1/2 × 14 1/8 in.) frame: 71.8 × 56.4 × 2.2 cm (28 1/4 × 22 3/16 × 7/8 in.) mat: 66.7 × 50.8 cm (26 1/4 × 20 in.)

Provenance

Possibly purchased from the artist by Private Collector, by descent; to Private Collector, partial gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017

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