Vissersvrouwen op de kaai 1910

"Vissersvrouwen op de kaai" (Fisherwomen on the Quay) is a 1910 painting by Belgian Symbolist artist Léon Spilliaert. The painting depicts two women, likely fisherwomen, standing on a stone quay overlooking a harbor. The women are rendered in a simplified, almost skeletal style, with elongated limbs and melancholic expressions. Their figures are silhouetted against a hazy, light-toned background, creating a sense of isolation and loneliness. The painting is characteristic of Spilliaert's signature style, which often explored themes of isolation, alienation, and the human condition.