Central Park
c. 1914–1915 · Oil on canvas · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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About this work
- Artist
- Maurice Prendergast (1858–1924)
- Year
- c. 1914–1915
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Original size
- 52.7 × 68.6 cm
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
- Movement
- Post-Impressionism
Riders, carriages and strollers pass along a path in Central Park under trees in leaf, painted as a flat frieze of bright dabs and outlines like a tapestry or mosaic. Prendergast painted the park many times, first in watercolour and later in oil, turning the city's leisure into decorative pattern. It is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This full-bleed edition prints the work edge to edge from a high-resolution scan of the original, very slightly cropped (a few percent at most) to fit the sheet. The gallery edition shows the whole work, uncropped. The original is in the public domain.
Where it works
A festive, tapestry-like park scene for a hallway, dining room or child's room in a dark wood frame. It suits white, cream or soft green walls.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Post-Impressionism painting
- Era
- 20th century (c. 1914–1915)
- Orientation
- Landscape
- Mood
- classic
- Rooms
- dining room, hallway or entryway, kids room, living room
- Good gift for
- housewarming, art lovers
Size. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.
Framing. Printed edge to edge: a slim black or dark wood frame right to the image, or let the canvas wrap do the framing. Also available gallery-wrapped on canvas, ready to hang with no frame.
Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).
Details & materials
Shipping & returns
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About this design
The Madten promise
An exhibition poster
The same artwork as a gallery exhibition poster — title, artist & date typeset beneath the image on a soft ground.
A fine-art print
The same artwork as a clean fine-art print — the image shown large with a minimal caption.































