Studies for Portraits of Two Young Girls n.d.

Elizabeth Murray's "Studies for Portraits of Two Young Girls" features two distinct sketches of young women. The first, on the left, depicts a seated girl with her head down, while the second is a bust-length portrait of a girl with her head turned slightly to the side. The artist used graphite and watercolor on paper for these preliminary sketches, which are housed in the Art Institute of Chicago. The studies demonstrate Murray's keen observation and her ability to capture the essence of her subjects in a few simple lines.