Standing Girl, Back View

A young girl stands with her back to us, her head turned slightly as if caught in a moment of quiet introspection. Her long, dark hair, rendered with loose, expressive strokes, cascades down her back, almost merging with the deep shadows that define her form. The artist uses opaque watercolor and graphite to create a sense of both solidity and vulnerability. The muted palette, dominated by earthy tones and deep blues, emphasizes the figure's isolation against a sparse, undefined background. This early work, created when the artist was just eighteen, already hints at the intense psychological depth and raw emotion that would characterize his later Expressionist style, focusing on the human figure not just as a subject, but as a vessel for inner states.