A jagged blue and white mountain rises above a patchwork of green, brown, and ochre fields, dominating the upper center of the composition. Loose, visible brushstrokes create a mosaic of color, with each stroke distinct and unblended, giving the landscape a sense of movement and depth. The foreground is dense with dark green and brown shapes, suggesting trees and foliage, painted with thick, textured marks that cluster at the lower edge and corners.

Above the horizon, the sky is rendered in broad, horizontal sweeps of blue, green, and grey, with patches of lighter paint that evoke shifting clouds. No human figures or buildings are visible; the scene is entirely devoted to the forms and colors of the natural world. The light appears diffuse, with no strong shadows, and the mountain’s summit glows with pale blue and white, standing out against the darker foreground and sky.

Short, angular brushstrokes are used throughout, especially in the depiction of the mountain’s rocky slopes and the wooded areas below. The composition is balanced horizontally, with the mountain nearly centered and the landscape spreading outward in bands of color and texture. The paint surface is varied, with some areas densely layered and others thinly brushed, allowing the canvas texture to show through in places.

In the lower left corner, a patch of bright blue paint stands out among the greens and browns, contrasting with the surrounding foliage. The upper right edge of the painting features a thin, lighter band of color that separates the sky from the land below. Near the center, a cluster of ochre and beige brushstrokes suggests open ground or pathways winding through the landscape.

The top left corner is dominated by deep green and blue tones, with broad, sweeping strokes that blend into the sky. Light falls unevenly across the scene, with the brightest highlights concentrated on the mountain’s peak and the middle distance, while the foreground remains in shadow. Throughout the painting, diagonal and horizontal lines created by the brushwork add a sense of structure and direction to the otherwise loose composition. Paul Cézanne painted this view in the 1900s, focusing on the landscape genre.