Nasty day

In the foreground a young black-and-white animal, likely a calf, lies curled on a muddy expanse of ground, legs tucked beneath its cream-colored body and its dark head resting low. Two pale driftwood-like logs lie behind it, and a smaller dark shape, possibly a second animal, sits further back near a thin strip of green water at the horizon.

The palette stays muted throughout, dull olive, khaki and grey-brown applied in broad, quick tempera strokes with little blending. Flat, overcast light removes strong shadow or highlight, matching the somber, damp mood suggested by the title and the animal's still, huddled posture.