Maurice PrendergastAmerican, 1858–1924Bastille Day
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Not on view at present
Where is “Bastille Day” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
Maurice Prendergast began to make monotypes in the early 1890s while living in Paris, where he was influenced by Edgar Degas's use of the technique. Prendergast focused on scenes from daily life, such as this depiction of crowds filling the streets of the French capital on the country's national holiday. He used layers of blue and black ink to evoke the shadowy tones of nighttime and orbs of bright pink to suggest the artificial light of lanterns illuminating the boulevards.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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- Accession number
- 1954.337
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- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
