An Elegant Woman with Her Hands Covering Her Eyes 1920

Walter Gramatté’s 1920 drawing, *An Elegant Woman with Her Hands Covering Her Eyes*, is a delicate study in line and color. The woman, rendered in profile, is shown with her hands covering her eyes, perhaps in a gesture of grief or contemplation. The use of pale washes of color, predominantly pink, blue, and yellow, evokes a sense of both fragility and intimacy, while the artist’s signature in the lower right corner adds a personal touch to this captivating piece.