A single reddish-brown cow stands in the lower right corner, its head lowered toward the ground as if grazing among tufts of grass and earth-toned brush. The animal’s body is rendered with energetic, visible brushstrokes, capturing the sheen of its coat and the curve of its back and horns. Behind the cow, the landscape opens into a rolling plain painted in loose, horizontal bands of green, brown, and violet, suggesting the varied textures of the terrain.

Dominating the middle distance, the Sierra de Guadarrama rises in a broad sweep of blue and lavender, its peaks capped with snow and touched by streaks of warm peach and orange light. The mountain forms are built up with thick, expressive strokes, blending cool and warm tones to evoke the play of sunlight and shadow across the rugged slopes. Above the mountains, the sky occupies nearly half the canvas, painted in pale blue with subtle gradations and soft, peach-colored clouds that echo the hues of the sunlit peaks.

Brushwork throughout the painting is loose and spontaneous, with visible marks that suggest movement in the grass, the animal’s hide, and the drifting clouds. Bright, saturated colors in the cow and the sunlit clouds contrast with the cooler, muted tones of the land and mountains, heightening the scene’s vibrancy. In the lower left corner, loose, swirling brushstrokes in ochre and brown suggest clumps of dried grass or foliage.

The upper left and right edges of the canvas are bordered by a soft haze of blue and gray, blending gently into the sky and mountains. Light falls most strongly on the cow's back and the tops of the distant snow, creating a luminous effect against the darker foreground. The paint is applied in thick, gestural strokes along the mountain ridges, while the horizontal bands of land in the foreground are defined by sweeping, blended lines of green and violet. Joaquín Sorolla is the artist of this work, as stated in the catalogue.

No other figures or animals appear, allowing the viewer to focus on the solitary animal and the vast, changing sky.