# On the Beach, No. 3

**Maurice Prendergast** (American, born Newfoundland \[now Canada\], 1858–1924)  
c. 1915–18  
oil on canvas  
Framed: 81 x 103 x 6.5 cm (31 7/8 x 40 9/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 66 x 85.1 cm (26 x 33 1/2 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1926.1653. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/1926.1653).

## About this work

Prendergast developed a distinctive painting style featuring rounded patches of thickly applied color. Like many of his works, On the Beach, No. 3 visually approximates a densely woven tapestry.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

Maurice Prendergast painted this in about 1915–18, aged 57. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Maurice Prendergast](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/maurice-prendergast)

American, born Newfoundland \[now Canada\], 1858–1924

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: America
- The artist was 57
- Real size: about 26 × 34 in (66 × 85 cm). The 20 × 30 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 20th century
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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