3492929 The Passing of Summer, 1912 (oil on canvas) by Watrous, Harry Wilson (1857-1940); 91.9x76.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: In the autumn of 1911 the artist observed a woman seated alone at a table in a French restaurant and asked her, "Well, has Prince Charming appeared?" Her melancholy answer was "No, and this is the passing of summer." This work thus alludes to the fleeting nature of youth and beauty and the loss of opportunity. ); American, out of copyright.