Porcelain figure of a woman - nude, art deco, Austria. The figurine depicts a female nude, unusually intimate and personal. A young woman looks down, sitting, crosses her legs, and her right hand rests on her heart. The eye is drawn to her necklace and elaborate hairstyle. The scene seems frozen in time, in a brief intangible moment for the viewer. The figure functions beyond the observer's gaze, constituting a closed and private scene, in no way accessible to the lost glance. The woman appears to be sitting troubled by something, or interested in what only she perceives. The form is very subtle, unengaging, and moreover self-contained, and incredibly delicate. It tells a story whose ending is known only to her.