Standing Woman in Floor-length Robe Seen from the Back 

This pencil drawing, "Standing Woman in Floor-length Robe Seen from the Back," is an expressive, gestural sketch by American artist Mark Rothko. The artwork depicts a female figure viewed from behind in a loose, fluid style. Rothko's signature abstract tendencies are visible in the way he uses lines to suggest form and movement, rather than precise anatomical detail. Though best known for his later abstract color field paintings, this work demonstrates the artist's early exploration of figurative subjects, which would later influence his minimalist, emotionally charged abstract works.