A woman in a pale blue hat and white dress reclines on the grass, her body turned slightly to the left and her face resting on her hand as she gazes outward. She holds a fan decorated with bands of red, blue, and yellow, which rests lightly against her lap and contrasts with the soft folds of her dress. Beside her, a young boy dressed in a blue sailor suit and straw hat sits with his legs stretched out, his head turned toward the viewer and his cheeks flushed with a gentle pink.

The boy’s right hand rests on the white fabric of the woman’s dress, while his left arm is extended along the ground, his small shoes and socks visible against the green lawn. Light falls evenly across the figures and the lawn, illuminating the woman’s face and the boy’s hat, and casting faint shadows that suggest a sunny day outdoors. The grass is painted in broad, loose strokes of green and yellow, creating a sense of depth and softness beneath the figures.

Small details, such as the pink flowers on the woman’s hat and the delicate lace at her wrist, are picked out with dabs of color that stand out against the more fluid background. A rooster stands on the grass to the right of the figures, its feathers rendered in loose strokes of brown, white, and red. A few scattered white flowers dot the lawn near the rooster, adding small accents of brightness to the green background.

The far upper left corner is bordered by a dense hedge topped with clusters of red blossoms, painted with dabs of color. The lower left edge of the painting shows the hem of the woman's dress trailing into the grass, with a patch of orange visible near her shoe. Sunlight highlights the right side of the boy’s straw hat and the rooster’s back, creating subtle contrasts in the surrounding green field. Madame Monet and Her Son was created by Pierre-Auguste Renoir in 1874.