A full standing figure drawing — from crown to upper thigh — in pencil, the figure seen in three-quarter view. This is the most complete and most engaging of the standing life drawings: the figure faces slightly toward the viewer, the head tilted, the face making eye contact with a mild, faintly amused expression. The combination of the full standing body with a face that looks back is rare in the figure series — most life drawings either show the face without the body's extent, or the body without full facial engagement.
The figure is drawn with sustained attention throughout: the hair falling to the shoulders described in loose parallel marks; the face modeled with light tonal buildup; the torso from neck to lower abdomen described zone by zone with increasing detail. The hand at the right side is the most specifically described element — fingers individually rendered, the hand holding something or simply hanging, the knuckles and fingernails briefly indicated.
The expression — the mild, faintly amused look — is the portrait within the figure drawing. This person knows they are being observed and is comfortable with it, the comfort manifesting as a slight smile rather than a posed neutrality.
The lower portion — the hips and upper thighs — is the most economically drawn, the leg barely indicated, the drawing tapering off as the composition approaches the paper's lower boundary.