Side View of Seated Nude Facing Left 

This is a simple pencil sketch of a nude figure drawn by Mark Rothko. The figure, a nude woman, is drawn in a seated pose facing to the left of the viewer. The figure's body is drawn using simple lines and shaded areas, showing the artist's early interest in abstraction and form, themes that would become more prominent in his later work. The work was created by Rothko sometime during his early career and serves as a window into the artist's process. While Rothko is famous for his abstract work, his early drawings and paintings often featured figurative subject matter.