Woman

Woman (1972) is a powerful sepia ink drawing executed with R.C. Gorman’s confident, flowing line work. The reclining female figure is rendered in rich brown tones with expressive gestural marks that suggest both musculature and vulnerability. Her body is turned at an angle, with one arm raised behind her head, the other resting across her form, creating a composition of elegant contrapposto. The background is rendered in subtle washes and varied pressure marks that create depth and atmosphere without competing with the figure. This work represents Gorman’s classical training in figure drawing and his reverence for the human form. The sepia medium lends warmth and temporal resonance, as if the figure emerges from memory or archive. Highly sought by collectors of master figure drawings, classical technique, and Gorman’s foundational works.