Workers

An older man in a dark blue coat and turquoise trousers walks in front, gripping a wooden pole balanced on his shoulder that supports a large woven basket. A younger, barefoot figure in an olive jacket and red shorts follows close behind, also steadying the load; small boats are drawn up on a dark shoreline behind them.

The palette is restrained and cool, built from grays, blues, and muted greens against an almost bleached, textured ground that reads as sand or snow. Faces are rendered with tight, realistic detail while the surrounding space is left flat and empty, lending the figures a heavy, weary presence.