Drie figuren aan een waterkant, mogelijk de Zuidkolk te Delft 1907

This is a sketch of three figures by a waterside, possibly the Zuidkolk in Delft, made by Willem Cornelis Rip. It looks like it's been made with graphite on paper. Isn’t it interesting how the artist is thinking through drawing? The lines are tentative, searching, finding the forms of the figures and the boat. I love the way the artist has captured the light on the water with just a few strokes. It feels so immediate and direct, like a snapshot of a moment in time. It has that 'right-off-the-cuff' feel. The figures themselves are rendered so simply, but with a real sense of character. You can almost feel the weight of the buckets they are carrying, and the breeze coming off the water. It reminds me a little of James McNeill Whistler's quick sketches of the Thames. Art’s an ongoing conversation. What do you think they're talking about?