It depicts a number of girls among the trees on the edge of a lake, where the color areas of the figures and the environment seem to merge.

Macke was a member of the Expressionist group Der Blaue Reiter, but unlike his colleagues Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, he had little involvement in theoretical discussions.

A group placed closer together in the background corresponds to the girls in the foreground, depicted in front, back and side views.

Macke emphasizes the perspective and dynamic structure by displaying the three figures cut off by the frame slightly obliquely and placing them one behind the other in depth.

In their clothes, the cool blue contrasts with warm reds, yellows and browns, giving the composition a certain tension.