Rockwell Kent considered his Greenland travels to be his most significant achievement. He went to the island three times: in 1929, 1931-1932, and 1934. During his last two trips, he spent more than a year there.

The results of these travels were three books, including “Salamina” and “Greenland Journal”, as well as many drawings and a few series of paintings.

The artist precisely depicts the Eskimo life on canvas. In this painting, we can see a section of shore with stands for drying kayaks, which resemble skeletons of prehistoric animals. An Eskimo is walking through the grass with a dog, and two girls are watching the sunset by the water. In Kent’s artwork, the ethnographic motif is prominent. He paints Greenland views seen through the eyes of its ordinary inhabitants.