A standing back view in sanguine chalk — the figure bowing forward, the head turned to the left in partial profile, the bun at the nape of the neck visible. The back below the bowed neck describes the body's lean: the shoulders rounding forward as the body inclines, the spine's line curving slightly. The legs below descend to the feet, both feet briefly indicated. The sanguine on warm cream paper gives the figure the characteristic flesh-tone warmth.
The bowing forward posture connects this figure to the collection's ongoing interest in the body's inward turn — the bowed head, the forward lean, the body acknowledging gravity rather than resisting it. Here in back view the bow is visible as a change in the spine's orientation and the shoulders' position: the back tells the story of the bow that the face would tell in profile.
The 6.25 by 11.25 format is among the narrower sheets for a full standing figure, the body occupying most of the sheet's width. The figure's placement — centered on the paper with space above the head and below the feet — gives the small composition a quality of completeness within its limits.