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Charles Prendergast , (May 27, 1863–Aug 20, 1948)
Frame by the artist

Hill Town

c. 1928
38 9/16 in. x 48 1/4 in. (97.95 cm x 122.56 cm)

Medium and Support: Tempera, graphite, and gold leaf on incised, gessoed panel

Credit Line: Bequest of Lizzie P. Bliss

Accession Number: 1931.91

Commentary

In 1938, the Addison presented the first retrospective exhibition in New England to focus on the careers of sibling artists Maurice and Charles Prendergast. Working in close collaboration with Charles Prendergast and his wife Eugénie, exhibition curator Charles H. Sawyer would later\tell Charles that this show was “one of the most satisfying exhibitions that we have ever had at the Addison Gallery.” These warm sentiments were apparently mutual, as Eugénie Prendergast became an enduring friend of the Addison. In recognition of the role that the institution had played in showing and collecting the work of her brother-in-law and husband, Mrs. Prendergast donated eleven works between
the years of 1968 and 1989. With some thirty-five works, the Addison holds one of the most significant institutional collections of the Prendergast brothers in the world.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Opening Exhibition of the Lyman Allyn Museum Lyman Allyn Art Museum , 3/3/1932 - 4/10/1932
Materials and Methods in Painting and Print making Addison Gallery of American Art , 1/5/1937 - 2/5/1937
Loan to Stevens Memorial Library Stevens Memorial Library , 9/24/1951 - 3/13/1952
Loan to Stevens Memorial Library Stevens Memorial Library , 11/20/1953 - 7/1/1954
Charles Prendergast, 1869-1948: Memorial Exhibition Kraushaar Galleries , 1/4/1954 - 1/23/1954
Scope in Collecting [25th Anniversary Exhibition] Addison Gallery of American Art , 10/19/1956 - 12/24/1956
Loan to Stevens Memorial Library Stevens Memorial Library , 5/3/1957 - 7/9/1959
A Change of Sky American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters , 3/4/1960 - 4/3/1960
The Art of Charles Prendergast Museum of Fine Arts, Boston , 10/2/1968 - 3/22/1969
The Works Addison Gallery of American Art , 11/7/1969 - 2/22/1970
The Split-Up: The Beginning of a New Art in America Addison Gallery of American Art , 3/13/1981 - 4/12/1981
Masterworks from the Collection: 50th Anniversary Exhibition Addison Gallery of American Art , 5/9/1981 - 6/14/1981
Masterworks of American Art from the Addison Gallery Collection Hirschl and Adler Galleries, Inc. , 10/6/1981 - 10/31/1981
Two Creative Lives: The Paintings of Maurice and Charles Prendergast Williams College Museum of Art , 9/11/1983 - 12/4/1983
At Work and Play: Selections from the Permanent Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 5/15/1987 - 7/31/1987
American Masterworks Addison Gallery of American Art , 10/5/1990 - 12/16/1990
Point of View: Landscapes from the Addison Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 10/16/1992 - 12/20/1992
Presence of the Past: Decorative Arts at Phillips Academy Addison Gallery of American Art , 1/21/1995 - 3/19/1995
Addison Gallery of American Art: 65 Years Addison Gallery of American Art , 4/13/1996 - 7/31/1996
Foundations: Building the Addison Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 1/12/2001 - 4/1/2001
Art, Artists, and the Addison: Building a Collection Addison Gallery of American Art , 3/30/2004 - 7/31/2004
75 Years of Giving Addison Gallery of American Art , 4/11/2006 - 7/31/2006
Maurice Prendergast: By the Sea Bowdoin College Museum of Art , 6/29/2013 - 10/13/2013
Heaven and Earth Addison Gallery of American Art , 2/7/2015 - 4/5/2015
Learning to Look: The Addison at 90 Addison Gallery of American Art , 5/8/2021 - 2/6/2022

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