A narrow path leads into the heart of an industrial yard, where a single figure stands surrounded by piles of white material and wooden barrels. The scene is dominated by factory buildings with steep roofs and tall chimneys, their brick and wood facades painted in streaks of ochre, brown, and purple. Smoke rises from several chimneys into a sky filled with short, rhythmic dabs of blue, green, and grey, suggesting a hazy, overcast day.

On the left, a long shed with a vivid red-orange roof stretches along the edge of the composition, its walls striped with green and blue brushstrokes. The right side of the painting is crowded with more heaps of this fibrous material, some spilling through the slats of a wooden fence that curves towards the viewer. A solitary man, dressed in dark clothing and a wide-brimmed hat, stands at the center, his back turned as he faces the main factory building.

The ground is alive with energetic streaks of yellow, ochre, and violet, echoing the restless movement of the sky above and guiding the viewer’s gaze into the depth of the scene. Every surface is animated by short, visible brushstrokes, characteristic of Post-impressionism, creating a vibrant, tactile texture across the canvas. The upper left corner is filled with a cluster of thin, dark smokestacks that pierce the sky at various angles.

Light falls unevenly across the scene, casting brighter highlights on the piles of white material and the tops of the barrels. The lower right corner features a wooden fence with loose, curving slats, painted with quick, expressive lines and pale blue shadows. Throughout the composition, the paint is applied in thick, visible strokes that create a sense of movement and energy, especially in the swirling sky and textured ground.