This graphite sketchbook drawing captures a harbor view with Prendergast's characteristic attention to light and atmospheric effects rendered through careful pencil work. The composition demonstrates the artist's ability to convey spatial depth and maritime activity using economical linear marks and tonal variations across the two-page spread. The sketch exemplifies Prendergast's practice of working from nature in sketchbooks, which served as essential studies informing his more finished compositions in watercolor and oil.