In Windthrow, the artist turns to his favourite motif of fallen trees, windthrows. In the foreground of the horizontal composition on the left is an exaggeratedly large, greenish-brown stump. To the left, slightly higher along the left edge of the composition, a thick tree trunk with dark ochre stains is depicted. On the right, the full-height crown of a leafless tree, which combines brownish-grey and yellow-grey tones, is depicted lying diagonally across the composition. On the bottom right, a greyish-green tent appears amidst the dry tree branches. The background of this composition represents the thicket of the forest and shades of greenish-yellow on the left and greyish-green with blue flecks on the right. Exaggerated and diminished objects, various plans, not immediately visible, create a mysterious mystical-fairy atmosphere in this landscape.