Oil on panel, signed and dated lower left J.W. Alexander 95. A study of the reclining female form, executed with the fluid brushwork and tonal subtlety characteristic of Alexander’s mature style. The softly modeled figure is set against a darkened interior ground, her form emerging in delicate gradations of light that reveal the artist’s mastery of late 19th-century academic technique filtered through the tonalism of the American Gilded Age. Dimensions: Panel 17 × 24 ½ in.; framed 23 × 30 ¾ in. Provenance: The estate of a Sacramento, California collector. Pickup & Shipping: Free Sacramento pickup. Shipping via FedEx within the continental U.S. for $165 plus 1.5% insurance. Combined lot shipping available. Per 2025 Northern California Art Conservators report, painted directly on panel with a textured and liquified surface layer and minor craquelure. Under UV light, an earlier composition beneath the current image is visible, possibly incorporated into the present painting. Small scattered areas of loss in the upper quadrant; overall stable and visually cohesive. The signature does not fluoresce under UV.