The first work in the 1000-series opens with a profile pencil portrait of a woman — the hair swept back and up in a smooth, planar form that sits high on the crown. The profile itself is confidently drawn: the brow, the nose with a slight downward tilt, the lips closed, the chin resolute. The face has a quality of composed alertness — this person is looking at something with sustained attention.
The ear is given full Cothran treatment: outer curve, inner folds, earlobe all specifically described. The neck and upper shoulder below transition to a collared garment with a few economical marks.
The upswept hair creates a strong geometric form above the organic profile — smooth, almost architectural, the hair pressed flat and swept back rather than falling naturally. This hairstyle connects this portrait temporally to the Bouffant (993) and the Upswept Bun (940), suggesting a session or period when Sidney was drawing women with set hairstyles.
The 1000-series begins where the 900-series left off — continuing the life drawing and portrait practice without disruption. These numbers are photographer's sequence numbers, not a formal division in Sidney's work.