1897 (ca.), Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Handkerchief Point [watercolor] -- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)

From the museum label: Prendergast's picturesque images of genteel leisure captured a turn-of-the-century middle class rising on the tide of urban "progress." Industrialization transformed domestic life for the educated elite, shuttling men from home to office, advancing household technologies, and proportionately increasing the opportunities for entertainment. Here, a vibrant palette of blues, sage, and white, highlighted by bold patches of red, enlivens a view of holidaymakers at the shore. Parasols shelter fair complexions from the day's sun and errant sprays of salt water. Handkerchief Point demonstrates the artist's penchant for gem-like brilliance, figural unity, and visually arresting opacity within the otherwise translucent medium of watercolor.

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