Brezil Maurice Prendergast (Maurice Brazil Prendergast)

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In Venice museum "Peggy Guggenheim Collection» (Collezione Peggy Guggenheim) exhibition of the famous American artist Maurice Prendergast Brezila (Maurice Brazil Prendergast) "Prendergast in Italy".

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"The museum is located in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni (Palazzo Venier dei Leoni), located on the Grand Canal in Venice at the address: Dorsoduro 704. Museum" Peggy Guggenheim Collection "is dedicated to the arts of Europe and America, beginning of XX century.
Maurice Prendergast was born in 1858 in Canada in Nyufaulend. He studied in Paris. Then the family lived in Boston. His work had great success and sold well. He died in 1924 at 66 years of age, leaving behind a valuable collection.
Works Maurice Prendergast refers to post-impressionism - the direction of fine art which arose at the turn of XIX - XX centuries. Prendergast's paintings are characterized by bright colors, expressive forms and a special technique, reminiscent of a mosaic. Basically Maurice depicted in paintings festively dressed people on vacation. The formation of his style very influenced by the works of such avant-garde artists as James McNeill Whistler, Aubrey Vincent, Walter Sikert, Pierre Bonnard and others
Presented at the exhibition in Venice, the artist's works are devoted to Italy. Two unforgettable trip to Italy, Maurice Prendergast, who committed in 1898 and 1911 inspired him to create a series of paintings depicting beautiful views of the Italian cities like Rome, Venice, Capri and Positano.
The exhibition displays more than seventy paintings, painted watercolors and oils. Besides these are monotypes (vehicle printed graphics), photos, notes, guidebooks and letters of the artist. "