Revere Beach
c. 1896
Medium
watercolor over graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 25.4 × 35.5 cm (10 × 14 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1985.64.112
Art Historical Context
**Revere Beach, c. 1896** *Watercolor over graphite on wove paper, 25.4 × 35.5 cm* *Collection of Mr. Mrs. Paul Mellon, Gallery of Art* Maur Prendergast, a American Post-Impressionist captures the lively energy of Revere Beach in this delicate watercolor. Created around 1896, work depicts the bustling Massachusetts shoreline—America's first public beach— with sunbathers, strollers, and ocean waves. Prendergast, originally from Canada and based in Boston, drew inspiration from everyday leisure scenes, blending European influences like those of Monet and Degas with his distinctive American ...