Seated Woman Looking Right 

This charcoal drawing by Mark Rothko depicts a seated woman from a slightly elevated perspective, her face turned to the right. The artist’s gestural lines and simplified forms, characteristic of his early work, define the woman’s body and the chair she sits on. The sketch captures a sense of immediacy and raw emotion, hinting at the artist's later development of abstract expressionism. While the subject is recognizable, the focus is on the energy of the artist's mark-making, creating a powerful and evocative image.