Seated Figure Looking Down, Arms Folded 

"Seated Figure Looking Down, Arms Folded" is a pencil drawing on paper by American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko, created sometime before his death in 1970. The drawing depicts a seated figure looking down with their arms folded, capturing a moment of introspection and contemplation. This simple yet powerful image is characteristic of Rothko's early works, which often focused on human figures and the complexities of the human condition. The figure's subdued posture and downward gaze evoke a sense of loneliness and isolation, a theme that would later become central to Rothko's abstract paintings.