Boat on the Ways

Richard Day

A fishing boat rests on the rails of a slipway in preparation for repairs in this handsome nautical lithograph by Richard Day. His signature light-and-shadow drama, perfected by years of working as an art director in film - including his Oscar-winning work in “On the Waterfront” - highlights the silhouette of the drydocked nautical wayfarer waiting to return to its element. He showcases the curve of the hull using the fanning, uniform formations of telephone lines, and the bright, flat white facade of the building it nearly abuts.