Demoiselles d' Avignon is a painting that features five females in the nude. Each one is in a different position and all meet your gaze directly if you stare into the painting. It's an uneasy confrontation that engages the viewer like we discussed in class. Their bodies are very angular and strong, but nonetheless still feminine. It would have never occurred to me that these women were prostitutes from a brothel. I thought it was a bold painting celebrating the strength of women in their bare and natural state. The confrontation that can come across as uneasy is really effective here. This large almost human-sized painting interacts with the audience. It was nice seeing the painting in person. There was a pretty large crowd surrounding it when we visited the MoMA on Wednesday. It easily captures the attention of the room.