Originally executed in 1934, destroyed and repainted in 1935. ...despite the fact that the floors and boldly patterned carpets below her are dramatically foreshortened, appearing to be tilted up almost parallel to the picture plane. Due to the shallow pictorial space, the girl projects incessantly outwards from the canvas, looking directly at the viewer with large, bright eyes and presenting herself unabashedly. https://www.incollect.com/articles/painting-the-people