Time and Tide wait for no one.

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A surreal painting depicting a man in a black suit standing in the middle of a large chessboard that is partially submerged in water, his back to the viewer. The chessboard is placed on a desolate sandy landscape under a blue sky. To the man's left, a massive, powerful wave is curling and breaking, reminiscent of "The Great Wave off Kanagawa." A gnarled dead tree with exposed roots stands in the foreground on the left, next to the wave. In the background to the right, a grand, light-colored castle with multiple towers and spires is visible on a sandy hill. Further to the right, another dead, twisted tree with bare branches extends across the sand. In the sky above the man, a large, golden pocket watch with Roman numerals is suspended by a chain. Another, smaller pocket watch lies open in the bottom right corner, partially on the sand and partially over the water. On the sandy landscape, a small stream of water meanders from the left side of the chessboard towards the right. Several small figures are visible walking towards the castle in the distance, and a sleigh with two occupants is positioned on a sandy slope near the castle. The overall mood is dreamlike and symbolic. The image is signed "@