Zeilboten aan een waterkant 1866 - 1922

"Zeilboten aan een waterkant" is a simple pencil sketch by Willem Cornelis Rip, created sometime between 1866 and 1922. The minimalist drawing depicts a boat or boats on a calm body of water, likely a river or lake, with a distant shoreline barely visible in the background. The artwork's sparse lines and the muted tones of the graphite suggest the artist's interest in capturing the essence of a scene through a loose and gestural style. This informal approach, characteristic of many of Rip's works, is typical of the plein air sketching movement popular among artists in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.