Pissarro referred to his monotypes as 'dessins imprimés', or printed drawings. He likley learned the technique from Degas, who similarly reveled in the experimentation and freedom the monotype technique allows. With monotypes, the artist inks directly onto the matrix and then presses it down on paper for as long as the ink remains wet, each plate typically yields one monotype.
With broad brushstrokes and deliberate handling, Pissarro depicted a nude bather on a hillside. Her body is delineated by broken contour lines drawn with a pointed brush, and Pissarro brushed and wiped the ink in varying directions to suggest grass. The tipped-up landscape and pronounced hillside is echoed in the woman's sloped posture. Although Pissarro is known for his depictions of women at work, he did, on occasion, depict peasant women resting from their labors on a grassy hillside.