Prendergast painted vibrant American coastal and beach scenes with loose, energetic brushwork and a bright, jewel-toned palette very close to this boardwalk composition. His seaside works share the same leisurely atmosphere and impressionistic handling of light on water and figures.

Potthast specialized in sun-drenched American beach and coastal scenes rendered with broken, spontaneous brushstrokes and the same blue and gold color relationships visible in this piece. His small scale oil studies of seaside leisure capture an identical serene and joyful coastal mood.

Cooper worked extensively in American Impressionism depicting coastal and architectural subjects with a loose brushwork technique and luminous palette similar to this boardwalk scene. His coastal compositions share the bright atmospheric quality and relaxed summer leisure spirit of this work.