A single monumental stack of wheat dominates the foreground, its rounded form occupying the left center of the field and rising nearly to the horizon line. The stack is rendered in earthy reds and browns, with hints of green and purple, and its surface is built up with thick, textured brushstrokes that suggest the roughness of straw under a dusting of snow. Bands of pale snow stretch across the field, broken by small patches of exposed grass at the base of the stack, where the white paint is layered with strokes of green and ochre.

Behind the stack, a line of blue-violet trees and distant houses runs horizontally across the canvas, their forms softened and blurred by the overcast winter light. The sky above is filled with swirling strokes of pale blue, lavender, and pink, with a faint sun glowing through the clouds near the upper center, its light diffused and cool. The composition is carefully balanced: the massive form of the wheat stack is offset by the horizontal sweep of the landscape and the subtle gradations of color in the sky and snow.

The paint is applied in visible, energetic strokes, creating a lively surface that captures the shifting effects of light and atmosphere on a winter day. In the lower right corner, the artist’s signature appears in ochre, blending into the snowy field. The upper left corner of the canvas is filled with pale, cool sky tones, where the brushwork becomes looser and more horizontal.

Soft shadows fall to the right of the wheat stack, their edges blurred into the snow, suggesting the diffused winter light. Hints of green and yellow emerge along the bottom edge of the painting, where patches of grass break through the snow. In the far background, the tree line is rendered with vertical, broken strokes of blue, purple, and gray, creating a textured, rhythmic band.

The paint in the lower left corner is applied with short, choppy strokes, contrasting with the smoother handling of the sky above.