Seated Man Looking Down, Eyeglasses in Hand 

This sketch, "Seated Man Looking Down, Eyeglasses in Hand" by Mark Rothko, shows a man sitting in a casual pose, looking down at his hand, possibly holding glasses. The work is a quick and expressive line drawing, typical of Rothko's early artistic exploration. The artist, best known for his abstract color-field paintings, produced various figure studies and sketches in his youth. The immediacy of this work highlights Rothko's draftsmanship skills and his interest in human form, a subject he later explored through abstract means.