Friesz captures the port as a living landscape. The composition stretches horizontally around the quay and the boats, while masts and vertical landmarks punctuate the scene and anchor the eye.

The brushstroke, energetic and fragmented, transforms the water into a vibratory field.

The palette contrasts the ochres and baked‑earth tones of the façades with the blues and greens of the sea, creating a warm dialogue between town and basin.

Human figures are barely sketched or merely suggested by quick signs such as silhouettes, rigging and distant smoke, leaving room for atmosphere and rhythm.

Here the synthesis of Friesz’s artistic journey is fully felt: his chromatic freedom inherited from Fauvism tempered by a solid pictorial construction.