Woman on Her Back shows a looser, fragmented interpretation of form, with the clay seeming to dictate the contour and shape of individual masses that appear almost to separate. Caro used actual stones to indicate breasts, head and other parts. Although he moved away from figurative art, he always maintains that his work embraces humanism. It was after making this piece that he thought he could not progress in his work with clay and decided that he should try working with steel.