The road to Kokorino

A dirt road curves through a dense screen of tall, golden-leaved trees, with a small white house visible through a gap at left. On the road, a lone figure in pale clothing walks alongside a reddish-brown animal, both rendered as small silhouetted shapes against the bright track. Long shadows stretch across the sunlit surface of the road, while the sky above the treetops is rendered almost black.

The scene is built on a dramatic contrast between the near-black upper sky and the warm golds, greens and ochres of the sunlit foliage and road. Paint is applied in loose, broken dabs that suggest shimmering autumn leaves and dappled light, while the darkest passages are kept flat and simple. This lighting contrast creates a charged, slightly ominous mood despite the sunny warmth of the road itself.