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The Pretty Ships
Maurice Brazil Prendergast (American (born in Canada), 1858–1924)
about 1895–97
Medium/Technique
Oil on panel
Dimensions
34.92 x 34.29 cm (13 3/4 x 13 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Harriet C. Weed
Accession Number1971.708
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
Inscriptions:Lower right: Prendergast/:M:B:P:; lower left: The:Pretty:Ships-
ProvenanceThe artist; with Kraushaar Galleries, New York; with Garelicks, Detroit, 1957; with Milch, New York; Alfred C. Clark; with Knoedler, New York, 1959; to Harriet C. (Mrs. Edward B.) Weed, 1960; to her estate; to MFA, 1971, gift of the estate of Harriet C. Weed.