The scene, located in Schiltigheim, France, depicts two domestic cats observed through a fine wire mesh screen, situated within what appears to be a window or door opening

The scene, located in Schiltigheim, France, depicts two domestic cats observed through a fine wire mesh screen, situated within what appears to be a window or door opening. The screen is contained by a dark wooden frame. On the left, a grey tabby cat with a white chest and white paws stands, facing directly forward with light green eyes. To its right, a brown and white tabby cat with distinctive white markings on its face and chest also stands, facing forward. Both animals are positioned upright, looking outward through the screen. The background behind the cats is indistinct and dark. In the foreground, on a light brown wooden ledge external to the screen, three decorative objects are arranged: on the far left, a small woven basket containing artificial greyish-purple flowers; centrally, a ceramic figurine of a brown hedgehog resting on a red mushroom cap; and on the right, a ceramic cluster of three mushrooms featuring white stems and red caps with white spots.