A lone cowboy on horseback pauses beside a weathered post-and-rail fence, shown in dark silhouette with the horse in profile, facing right toward the open plain. Low hills sit along a horizon about a third of the way up the frame, leaving most of the picture to the sky.

The sky glows golden amber, deepening to coral and dusty rose near the horizon, against near-black shapes for rider, horse, fence and grass. Thick palette-knife strokes and a rough, canvas-like texture give the scene a tactile, matte finish and a quiet golden-hour solitude.