A full-figure seated woman in red chalk, the legs crossed, the hands resting in the lower field with the toes of the right foot extending toward the lower edge. The chalk is used economically — the torso and arms traced in single confident lines, the interior of the form largely empty, the volume implied rather than built.
The face is the drawing's most attended zone. The eyes carry a quality of restraint — the model watching Sidney watch her, a quiet mutual acknowledgment that resists full warmth. The brows are drawn with care, the nose and lips briefly but correctly placed. The hair, swept simply back, is indicated with a few loose marks at the crown.
The hands in the lower field are given the characteristic Cothran attention — the left hand especially, its fingers individually separated, resting against the crossed ankle. The toes at the lower edge continue the collection's persistent specificity at the extremities.
A solid working study in the red chalk series. The frontal gaze with its reserve and the attentive hands are its strengths; the largely empty interior of the torso is its limitation. The sanguine tone unifies the page with warmth.