Maurice Prendergast: A Mosaic of Modern Life Born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in 1858, Maurice Brazil Prendergast’s artistic journey was a remarkable transatlantic tale – one shaped by the rugged beauty of his early home and ultimately defined by the vibrant, cosmopolitan world of Paris. His life, tragically cut short in 1924 at the age of 65, represents a fascinating intersection of American expatriate experience and the burgeoning avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century. Prendergast’s work, often initially dismissed as decorative or merely charming, now stands as a significan…