sail looks upside down and more like a flag
but it may signify the artist's longing to go against what is considered standard
the flatness of the boat implies his monotony of character at the time of the art's completion
its grey colors show his melancholy mood of the time as well
the choice to use three stacked pole brick plates instead of one pole brick 3 plates high signifies how his view on life was broken at that time, between art, love, and a higher purpose in life.