Nude

Childe Hassam's ink sketch depicts a seated female figure rendered through vigorous crosshatching and gestural line work. The artist employs rapid, overlapping strokes to build form and suggest drapery, creating a composition of energetic visual activity around the quietly modeled figure. Hassam, known for his Impressionist landscapes and urban scenes, here demonstrates the drawing techniques that underpin his painted work—the intersection of structured draftsmanship and spontaneous mark-making. Created during World War I, this study reflects the continued practice of figure drawing from life that remained central to academic training and artistic development in early twentieth-century America.