A narrow river curves from the foreground into the distance and picks up the glow of the low sky. Dark clumps of grass and shrubs frame the bottom left, and a stand of trees anchors the right bank. Low mist hangs over the meadows, and soft hills fade away at the horizon.

Heavy clouds in plum and mauve open to a band of warm, honeyed light. The painting is dark and atmospheric, in the manner of a classic pastoral landscape. The mood is hushed and a little melancholy.