Seated Female Nude Leaning to the Left

Auguste Rodin

National Gallery of Art

This is a pencil drawing of a nude woman who appears to be sitting with her knees crossed. The woman’s head is tilted backward with her chin slightly raised, one arm bent at the elbow with her hand below her chin. Her facial features are lightly sketched, focusing on the outline of her nose and eyes, and her hair appears short. The background is plain, beige paper, and in the bottom right corner there are a few lines of handwriting.