This graphite sketch demonstrates Prendergast's interest in capturing human figures in everyday moments, presenting three women viewed from behind in what appears to be a study of posture and drapery. The loose, gestural quality of the drawing reflects the artist's characteristic approach to figure drawing, where form is suggested through economical lines rather than fully realized detail. As a page from Prendergast's sketchbook, it exemplifies the working methods of this American modernist painter who frequently used such studies to develop compositional ideas for his more finished works.