Reclining Nude

Alfred H. Maurer's ink sketch depicts a reclining female figure rendered with loose, gestural linework characteristic of early modernist drawing practice. The artist employs varied line weight and selective shading to suggest form and volume, with particular attention to the figure's musculature and spatial positioning. Maurer, a New York-born painter and draftsman, worked across multiple styles throughout his career, from tonal realism to increasingly experimental approaches. This drawing exemplifies the figure study tradition that remained central to artistic training and practice during the 1920s, even as avant-garde movements challenged academic conventions. The work demonstrates the artist's command of anatomical representation and his interest in capturing the human form through economical, confident line.