One of the most striking aspects of the painting was its enormous size. It was at least twice my size in height and quite wide as well. The painting was so large you had to step back in order to take it all in at once. After having accustomed to its dimensions, I found the figures themselves to be striking. In middle school, I had studied Pablo Picasso's work and thus noticed the painting's qualities that followed Cubism. The shapes that made up the women were very geometrical and sharp. Hence, the bodies of such women were less curvaceous then conventional ideals. Moreover, though women are often suppose to be reserved and humble, these characters stood in very openly sexual positions. This is a probably of result of the fact that they represent prostitutes. Perhaps, being prostitutes is the reason each character has a very dull,plain facial expression portraying indifference. 

As for the technique of the art, I found that the oil colors were manipulated to appear very chalky. Picasso accomplished this by using white extensively on borders and for shading. Moreover, the color scheme is very narrow with creamy pinks being the predominant hue displayed in ranging values. Pale blue is used as a contrasting color to this pink, on one side of the painting. Lastly, one quality I notice of the painting is that there are definitive black lines that make divisions in the art piece. These lines create the illusion of having broken pieces put together. Thus, the image as a whole appears fragmented because of the use of geometrical shapes and clear, black lines.

In all, the content of the image is very explicit while its Cubism traits make it appear rigid and texturize rather than smooth.