the observer to take an undiluted look at the women without the comfort of a beautiful landscape on which to fall back.
             While the women and the background mold into one, the only indication of any three-dimensional space is a small fruit basket in the foreground. Containing grapes and two apples, the fruit basket sits on either a little table or stool just in front of the ladies. The fruit give the observer a sense of intruision; it seems as if the observer has entered a private party of prostitutes and that we have interrupted their eating. Wh
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