Seen from behind, two small children in winter coats walk hand in hand down a snow-covered path. One wears a red knit hat and a dusty-brown coat, the other a cream coat with a red scarf and mittens, and a small wooden sled piled with wrapped gifts trails behind them.

The path recedes into fog toward a village of rooftops and bare trees, where a few windows glow amber. Snow falls softly over the whole scene under diffused, overcast light. Thick, expressive palette-knife and brush strokes build the snow and coats, with visible canvas weave and a matte finish.