"Small Figure" is a painting which depicts a childlike figure made up of black lines. The black lines are thick and messy as Barnes was encouraged by staff at Kingsley Hall to use her fingers to paint. The figure is shown wearing what seems to be an oversized coat or sweater with the hands peeking out of the large sleeves. The checkered patterned clothing item reaches down past the small child's torso and seems to end right above where the child's knees would be. The figure is placed in the forefront and the feet are placed near the bottom of the paper. The head is tilted slightly to suggest a hunched over position. There are some faint marks coming from darker areas near the head that show wisps of long hair that also cover parts of the head. The face is facing towards the right.