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, saw him evolve from a commercial artist apprenticed to a package wrapper in Bost…