This graphite sketchbook drawing by Maurice Prendergast captures a leisure scene at the Granite Shore Hotel in Rockport with figures gathered on a beach, rendered in the artist's characteristic loose, gestural style. The work demonstrates Prendergast's interest in documenting everyday recreational activities and coastal scenes, which were frequent subjects during his travels to New England seaside destinations. The sketchy graphite medium allows for spontaneity and movement, reflecting the artist's practice of creating preliminary studies that would inform his more finished compositions in other media.