Towering cypress trees dominate the center of Cypresses with two figures, their dark green foliage rising in swirling, vertical masses that stretch almost to the top edge of the canvas. Beneath these monumental trees, two small figures stand close together on a winding path, their pale clothing setting them apart from the deep greens and yellows of the surrounding landscape. To the left, a patchwork of fields and a red-roofed house recede into the distance, with a low blue mountain visible on the horizon.

On the right, golden and ochre tones suggest ripening crops or wild grasses, interspersed with touches of white and red that hint at wildflowers or stones along the path. The sky is animated with bold, swirling strokes of blue and white, creating a sense of restless movement that mirrors the energy of the trees below. Every surface is alive with thick, textured paint, applied in rhythmic, curving lines that give the landscape a sense of vitality and motion.

Light falls unevenly across the scene, illuminating the tops of the grasses and the figures’ clothing, while the dense foliage of the trees casts deep shadows. The palette is dominated by greens and yellows, with accents of blue, white, and red that create visual contrast and highlight the forms within the landscape. Paint is laid on with visible, expressive brushwork, giving the surface a tactile quality that emphasizes the artist’s hand in every detail.

A narrow strip of white and yellow flowers lines the lower edge of the foreground, contrasting with the darker earth tones beneath the cypresses. The left edge of the painting includes part of a distant hedge or row of bushes, rendered in short, horizontal strokes of green and brown. In the lower right corner, clusters of red and white blossoms are scattered among the tall grasses, adding small bursts of color.

Sunlight highlights the tops of the golden grasses on the right, while deeper shadows gather at the base of the cypress trunks, emphasizing the dense foliage above.