A large horizontal pencil reclining figure drawing of unusual completeness — the full figure visible from head to foot, the face in clear three-quarter profile at the left, the body extending the full horizontal length of the composition to the right. This is one of the most formally complete and formally resolved reclining figure drawings in the collection.
The face at the left is described with tonal confidence: the brow, the eye with its shadow, the nose and lips in profile — all built through overlapping pencil marks rather than line alone. The hair falls back from the face, described in parallel strokes.
The body from shoulder to hip is described with confident contour and selective tonal buildup at the breast, waist, and hip. The lower body — the legs extending to the right — is described more lightly, the contour finding the form without belaboring it.
The feet at the right edge are described with the characteristic toe-by-toe attention, both feet visible, the relaxed ankle position of a reclining figure. The entire horizontal sweep of the figure is handled with consistent confidence — no zone is overworked or underworked.