Amidst dark rock faces and a blazing sun, Sisyphus struggles with his boulder—"The Descent" transforms the ancient myth into pure painterly energy. The expressive, Fauvist palette of cobalt blue and fiery orange evokes Kirchner’s powerful use of color and German Expressionism, reinterpreted as a timeless symbol of human endeavor. Far from a static historical scene, it is movement cast in color: power, futility, and the quiet dignity of pressing on. A work of archaic, immediate impact.