Frescoed: Yachting in the Mediterranean

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Neil Czeszejko

Jul 07, 2026

Title card featuring a matte, textured print of Julius LeBlanc Stewart’s “Yachting in the Mediterranean” (1896), depicting a mirrored, symmetrical composition of an elegant 19th-century crowd on the sunlit deck of a sailing yacht. Below, a solid yellow band displays a barcode and clean typography reading the title, the artist's name, and "Vol. 4." The entire image is encased in crinkled, reflective plastic shrink-wrap. Part of the Frescoed series at The Subtext Review.

Julius LeBlanc Stewart’s “Yachting in the Mediterranean,” an artwork depicting fashionable men and women relaxing on the sun-drenched wooden deck of a yacht cutting through vibrant blue ocean waves. Framed for the Frescoed series, the scene is anchored below by a horizontal color strip displaying ten swatches that range from pale cream and soft sage to deep blue, rich navy, warm terracotta, and sunny yellow. — Yachting in the Mediterranean (1896), Julius LeBlanc Stewart. Credit: Artvee.

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Frescoed: Yachting in the Mediterranean

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