The scene that Vasilios Hatzis (1870 – 1915) depicts in this seascape is a favorite theme that is often found in European painting of the second half of the 19th century. The plot of the painting takes place on a coast just after the sun has set and the light is beginning to fade. An overturned wicker basket, which is placed in the foreground on the right side, introduces us to the work. A little further from the basket, three boats are hoisted and around and on them there are people taking care of them. The sails of the first have already been lowered, while the same is being prepared to be done for the following ones. On the right side of the painting, a figure is depicted gazing at the sea in the middle of which sailboats are sailing, while on the coast, small pools of water have formed, created by the waves. The atmosphere is idyllic and the scene exudes a sense of peace. The painter's color palette moves in dark tones to give the sense of time while his brushstroke is free, sacrificing description for the sake of impression.

In this particular work, Hatzis adopts the teachings of the Barbizon school and the Hague school. However, since he himself had not traveled abroad, he draws his information about them from the works of other painters. Elements such as the tendency for monochrome, the love for subjects that have to do with the lives of everyday people at work, the indifference to faithful rendering and the dedication to the impression of the moment are basic requirements of these schools which are also found in this particular painting. The work in the Laskaridis collection is one of the artist's most beautiful seascapes, in which the breadth of his abilities, his fluency and his adaptability to different techniques are highlighted.