Standing Female Nude 1875 - 1934

This quick sketch, "Standing Female Nude" (1875-1934), was created by Dutch painter Isaac Israels. The simple, gestural lines capture the essence of the female form in a life study. Israels, known for his paintings of people from everyday life, often used these studies to inform his more finished works. The drawing, housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases his use of graphite on paper to capture fleeting moments of human anatomy.