id: 150748
accession number: 1982.167
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The Spanish Steps, 1898–99. Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858–1924). Color monotype; image: 29.7 x 19 cm (11 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection 1982.167
title: The Spanish Steps
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creation date: 1898–99
creation date earliest: 1898
creation date latest: 1899
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creditline: Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: color monotype
department: Prints
collection: PR - Monotype
type: Monotype
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CREATORS
* Maurice Prendergast (American, 1858–1924) - artist
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measurements: Image: 29.7 x 19 cm (11 11/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Year in Review for 1982
opening date: 1983-01-05T05:00:00
The Year in Review for 1982. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).
title: America Draws
opening date: 1984-12-28T05:00:00
America Draws. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).
title: Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator
opening date: 1985-05-28T04:00:00
Leona E. Prasse, Connoisseur and Curator. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 28-August 25, 1985).
title: Prendergast in Italy
opening date: 2009-07-18T00:00:00
Prendergast in Italy. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Houston, TX (February 14-May 9, 2010).
title: Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
opening date: 2014-03-09T00:00:00
Treasures on Paper from the Collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 9-June 8, 2014).
title: Monotypes: Painterly Prints
opening date: 2015-05-31T00:00:00
Monotypes: Painterly Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 31-October 11, 2015).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Water Color Club Fourteenth Annual Exhibition. Boston Water Color Club, Boston, MA (March 1-16, 1901)
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Davis & Long Company, New York, 1979, no. 76, ill. (Exhibition catalogue by Cecily Langdale)
* The Art of Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (February 21-April 22, 1991), The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. (May 18-August 25, 1991)
* Centennial Exhibition of Maurice Prendergast, 1859-1924. Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Boston, MA (1960–61).
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PROVENANCE
Leona E. Prasse [1896-1984], Cleveland, OH
date: ?-1982
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: November 16, 1982
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fun fact:
Maurice Prendergast became influenced by Impressionism after studying for two years in Paris during the 1880s.
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Executed during Prendergast's first trip to Italy, he selected a classic Roman tourist site, theatrical with its sweeping curves, and depicted three dozen red-robed Catholic seminarians flowing down the carefully delineated monumental staircase.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Mathews, Nancy Mowll, Maurice Prendergast, and Elizabeth Kennedy. Prendergast in Italy. 2009.
page number: fig. 41, p. 120 and p. 182
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Lee, Sherman E. "Year in Review for 1982." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 70, no. 1 (1983): 3-55.
page number: p. 52, no. 52
url: www.jstor.org/stable/25159799
Rhys, Hedley Howell. Maurice Prendergast, 1859-1924. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1960.
page number: no. 130
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Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 357
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