On the Beach, No. 3

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On the Beach, No. 3, c. 1915–18. oil on canvas.

oil on canvas · Framed: 81 x 103 x 6.5 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: On the Beach, No. 3
Artist: Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924)
Date: c. 1915–18
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 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.)
Credit line: Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1858–1924

Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.