This is a painting of a group of miners wearing helmets with lamps, descending into a mine. The figures are depicted in a tightly composed arrangement, holding onto metal rings that hang from chains above them. The colors used are a combination of muted earth tones like browns, olives, and ochres, with highlights of turquoise and mint green on their skin. The geometric patterns on their clothing and the angular forms of the chains emphasize the industrial setting. The style is reminiscent of a social realism painter.