This graphite sketch by Maurice Prendergast depicts a sailor figure rendered with the artist's characteristic loose, gestural line work. The drawing demonstrates Prendergast's interest in capturing movement and form through economical draftsmanship, typical of his sketchbook studies from the early twentieth century. As part of his working papers, this page reveals the artist's process of observing and recording everyday subjects, which would often inform his more finished watercolor and oil compositions.