Floral Still Life 1913

Maurice Prendergast made this painting, Floral Still Life, on canvas with oil paint. Look at the way Prendergast builds this image, not with lines, but through a mosaic of colors. It's like he's inviting us to see the world as a collection of vibrant fragments, each with its own life. The paint handling in this piece is so physical. Notice how the colors aren’t blended smoothly but dabbed and speckled, which gives a lively texture to the flowers and the vase. The red marks scattered around aren’t just flowers; they are the energy, the pulse of the painting. It reminds me of Bonnard, who also chased that feeling of light and color dancing together. Art is all about that conversation, isn't it? It’s not just about what we see, but how we see it, and how we can keep that seeing open and full of possibilities.