Maurice Prendergast: A Mosaic of Modern Life Maurice Brazil Prendergast, born in 1858 in the remote trading post of St. John’s, Newfoundland, was an American artist whose distinctive style—a vibrant blend of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism—captured the essence of modern urban life with remarkable sensitivity. His career, spanning nearly four decades, unfolded against a backdrop of rapid industrialization and social change in America, and his work offers a poignant glimpse into this transformative era. Prendergast’s early life instilled within him an appreciation for color and pattern, h…