A huge blue whale dominates the picture, drawn in fine engraved lines of deep navy with a ribbed white belly and long, pale-edged flippers. It floats in a broad field of flat teal. A thin line of horizon separates the water from a cream sky.

At the far left a small fishing boat sits on the horizon, and a loose line of birds drifts across the sky. The contrast between the whale's size and the tiny boat gives the scene a calm sense of scale. The limited palette and the textured paper tone give it the feel of a vintage print.