The image depicts a side view of a small sailboat with four people on board. The horizon is high in the composition, with another sailboat visible in the distance on the right. The drawing has a soft, sketch-like style with visible pencil strokes. The color palette is minimalistic, consisting mainly of brown and black tones on brown paper. The water is represented with dynamic strokes, and the figures are detailed with defined lines.
Artwork Details
- Date
- c. 1879
- Medium
- graphite highlighted with black crayon and white chalk on wove paper
- Dimensions
- 3069 × 1872 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original