Standing Female Nude with Head Turned Left

markrothko

drawing

imaginative character sketch

light pencil work

cartoon sketch

personal sketchbook

character sketch

ink drawing experimentation

pen-ink sketch

sketchbook drawing

portrait drawing

storyboard and sketchbook work

"Standing Female Nude with Head Turned Left" is a drawing by American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko. The drawing features a single, nude female figure rendered in simple lines and hatched shading on an off-white background. This drawing is representative of Rothko's early figurative work, a period that precedes his renowned color-field abstract paintings. It showcases a shift towards a more minimalist style, emphasizing contour and form, rather than detailed realism.