A sketch captures a young woman seated against a plain, off-white background. She is depicted with a lean, angular posture, leaning her head on her raised knee. Her hair is a mass of loose, tangled reddish-brown curls, and her gaze is directed toward the viewer with an expression of quiet intensity. She wears a simple, loose-fitting green sleeveless top and dark, opaque stockings that highlight the silhouette of her legs.
The composition is minimalist, focusing entirely on the figure. The artist uses sparse, expressive lines to define the form, leaving parts of the drawing unfinished, such as one foot and the lower portion of a leg, which are indicated only by thin, tentative outlines. This creates a sense of immediacy and raw emotion, typical of early 20th-century figurative art.
The colour palette is restrained, dominated by the muted green of the garment, the deep charcoal black of the stockings, and the vibrant russet tones of the hair. Scattered dabs of reddish pigment are visible on the skin, suggesting flushing or shadow, which adds a tactile, human quality to the figure. In the lower right corner, there is a small, square artist's monogram with the year 1917, rendered in a blocky, stylized script.