This pencil sketch from Maurice Prendergast's Italian Sketchbook captures two standing female figures with the artist's characteristic loose, gestural line work. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's interest in figure studies and informal human observation, typical of the quick notational studies he made during his travels in Italy. The work reflects the Post Impressionist influence on Prendergast's style, emphasizing form and movement through economical pencil notation rather than detailed representation.