A seated female nude draws her knees up close to her chest, folding inward in a quiet, guarded pose that gives the painting its name. Pavel Filin builds the warm flesh tones against a cool, textured field of blues, greys and muted greens, letting broad palette-knife strokes dissolve the background into abstraction while the figure's face and legs stay firmly modelled. Introspective and softly lit, this original oil painting is available now at Art Gallery Teplice.