The painting features a central portrait of a young child with dark, straight hair, positioned in the middle of the frame. The child wears a prominent, dark black coat that flares slightly at the waist, revealing white and black horizontally striped leggings beneath. The child's expression is serious and direct, with large, soulful eyes and a simple, stylized facial structure characteristic of naive art.
The subject is perched directly atop a jagged, uneven landscape of rocky, brownish-grey hills. The terrain appears almost sculptural and somewhat surreal, lacking fine detail and focusing instead on simple, geometric shapes. The composition is stark, with the child occupying the vast majority of the vertical space while the rocky formation provides a grounding element at the bottom of the scene.
The background is a muted, pale blue sky, devoid of clouds or scenery, which creates a sense of detachment and stillness. The colour palette is dominated by the stark contrast between the deep black of the coat, the neutral grey-browns of the rocks, and the soft, expansive blue of the sky. The painting style is flat and simplistic, emphasizing form and symbolic representation over realistic depth or lighting. The artist's signature, "H. Rousseau," is visible in the lower right corner, denoting the work of Henri Rousseau.