Rainy Day, Boston
circa 1895-97
Maurice Prendergast captures the bustling, wet streets of Boston in the late 1890s with a lively crowd of umbrella-toting figures navigating the downpour. Notice the vibrant, almost mosaic-like patches of color in the reddish-brown pavement and the elegant, sweeping curves of the women's long dresses and elaborate hats. As a pioneering American Post-Impressionist, Prendergast loved observing urban leisure, effortlessly turning a gloomy, gray rainy day into a rhythmic, colorful dance of fashion and movement that feels surprisingly modern for its time.
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