Studie van een staand meisje met geheven arm before 1917

This is a charcoal drawing by Matthijs Maris, a Dutch painter and printmaker, titled “Studie van een staand meisje met geheven arm” or “Study of a Standing Girl with Raised Arm.” The piece depicts a standing woman in profile with one arm raised above her head, her gaze directed upward. The quick, loose lines and the use of shading are characteristic of a drawing that is meant to be a study for a larger work rather than a finished piece. The artwork was created before 1917, and it is currently in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.