The woman is portrayed lying on her side with her head resting on one arm folded underneath. Her other arm is mostly behind her, only showing her wrist and the tip of her shoulder. She is resting on a vaguely outlined mattress, facing the viewer. The perspective is slightly foreshortened with her head on the right a little closer to the viewer than her legs on the right. Her surroundings are subtly sketched with a pencil and only her watercolour-shaded figure stands out amongst them. She has one leg stretched out while the other leg underneath is bent at a slight angle.