It was created when the artist was under the influence of Cubism and had joined Der Blaue Reiter group through his friend Franz Marc.

Some things are reminiscent of Franz Marc's influence, such as the dark and shiny fantasy landscape, the formula-shaped surfaces and the trees leaning to the left.

According to art historian Johannes Langner, there is also the "schematic plastic form" characteristic of Cubism and "a wave of energies that pushes to the left", recognizable by the diagonal elements of the composition.

Macke's conception of Cubism was softer and more pictorial than that of his colleagues; in contrast to Marc's images, it is more reminiscent of Fauvism style, represented by the Neue Künstlervereinigung München painters until about 1910.

While his fellow Blaue Reiter artists had "an intellectual claim difficult to convey", Macke had the "magic of a humorous, fairy tale, mythical sound filled with poetry".