Seated Young Woman [recto]

Lovis Corinth

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a woman's upper half of the body, from the head down to her waist. She is depicted in a seated position with arms softly positioned down along her sides. Her facial features include a slight profile with a serene and contemplative expression. She has shoulder-length hair with bangs across her forehead and is wearing a dress with short sleeves. The sketch is rendered in pencil with soft shading, and there are no visible accessories or objects in her hands. The background is simply shaded with pencil strokes, lending a subtle texture around her figure, and there is a signature and date in the lower right corner of the sketch.