Seated Woman 

"Seated Woman" is a charcoal drawing on paper by Mark Rothko, known for his abstract color field paintings. This drawing, however, depicts a woman in a seated pose, her face turned away, her body rendered in loose, expressive lines. Rothko's earlier works often explored figuration before he turned to abstract expressionism, revealing a developing interest in form and gesture. This piece exemplifies his early exploration of figure drawing, a practice that likely informed his later abstract works.