Estuary with Sailing Boats

The scene depicts an estuary with a jetty on the left where a few figures gather, and a fleet of sailing boats spread across the water to the right, their tall masts and billowing sails dominating the middle ground. The horizon sits low, with a vast, cloud-filled sky occupying most of the upper portion, and light breaking softly to illuminate the water’s surface. The color palette is muted earth tones—ochre, brown, gray, and blue—rendered in a smooth, atmospheric Dutch seascape style typical of Jan van Goyen.