A large, fully composed pencil figure drawing — the most complete and the most formally resolved chair-seated figure in the collection. A figure sits on a straight-backed chair, seen in three-quarter view, the chair described with geometric precision and the figure described with tonal depth. Crown to foot, chair to face — every zone attended to.
The chair is described with confidence: the seat, the back legs, the stretchers between them. The figure on the chair has the weight and posture of someone sitting for an extended period: the weight settled, the body comfortable, the attention slightly inward.
The face — seen in three-quarter view, slightly downcast — is the most tonal zone: the brow shadow, the eye socket shadow, the subtle modeling of the cheek. The hair above the face is drawn with loose marks suggesting its texture without overworking it.
The feet at the lower composition rest on the floor, both visible, the toes specifically described. The figure occupies the chair and the chair occupies the space; together they make a complete statement about the human body in its domestic environment.