The Way We Were?

Swimmers 1934, Halley Johnson (?)

This is an eerie perspective on Summers gone by

 with two (male) swimmers seemingly stranded on a tiny island

one looking distinctly stressed as he clutches his beach ball

while a yacht serenely passes by with no sign of a human crew

and above them a strangely disconnected moon 

looks down through a window torn in a darkening sky.

The styling of this image is striking, Deco? 

Maybe, but it's initial promise of charming, carefree nostalgia

seems to rapidly dissipate on closer inspection.

 I've not been able to fully verify the artist's identity,

 but the date (if true) suggests a further ominous spin on the mood.

Or are the long shadows and gusting breeze simply signalling sunset,

and the sorrowful ending of an idyllic day in paradise?

Sorry, no link available!