A single sailboat glides over still, silvery-blue water, its sails catching a warm cream light. To the right, a rocky headland of sandy ochre rises from the water, topped by dark trees and a pale house with red chimneys.

The sky is full of soft, thickly painted clouds, and the water holds long, broken reflections of boat and cliff. Visible brushwork and textured paint give the scene a quiet, hazy, impressionist calm, with a faint distant shoreline fading into mist.