Original Sunset Seascape Sailboat Painting

This is an original representational oil or acrylic painting on stretched canvas, depicting a single-masted wooden sailboat anchored near a rustic wooden pier at sunset. The composition features a vibrant color palette, utilizing warm oranges, pinks, and yellows in the sky and reflecting on the water's surface, contrasted by cool blues, greens, and deep charcoal in the foreground depth. The central subject is a small boat with a brown hull and white trim, rendered with visible brushwork. In the background, a rocky jetty or breakwater extends into the sea under a hazy sun. The artwork is signed in the lower right corner, appearing to read 'A. Lopez' followed by a date, possibly '18' or '98'. The painting is unframed and exhibits some wear along the edges of the canvas where it meets the wooden stretcher bars. The style suggests a late 20th-century to early 21st-century amateur or student work, characterized by simplified geometric forms in the boat's rigging and a soft, blended approach to the atmospheric conditions of the sky. The canvas appears to be a standard portrait orientation, likely measuring approximately 16x20 inches or 18x24 inches. There are no major punctures or tears visible, though the surface shows light dust accumulation consistent with household display.