ในผลงานนี้เขาแสดงให้เห็นถึงรูปแบบที่เชื่อมโยงไปงานของลัทธิอิมเพรสชันนิสม์ เช่น โคลด โมเนท์
particularly evident in the contrasts of light and dark on the sun-dappled hillside. The ambiguity of the form of the figure on horseback rendered in a variety of colors that almost blend together foreshadow his interest in abstraction. The theme of the horse and rider reappeared in many of his later works. For Kandinsky this motif signified his resistance against conventional aesthetic values as well as the possibilities for a purer, more spiritual life through art.