This pencil sketch from Maurice Prendergast's Italian Sketchbook captures a seated female figure rendered with the artist's characteristic loose, gestural linework. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's observational approach to capturing everyday moments during his travels in Italy, employing economical line to convey form and posture. As part of his sketchbook practice, this work reflects the artist's method of documenting figures and scenes that would inform his later, more finished compositions.