From book: The innocence of young girls discussing their future is captured beautifully by Gauguin in this painting of 1892. They seem to have forgotten their work momentarily to pour out their innermost secrets. The rest of the world carries on, as the people in the distance shows.

The bold naive figures in the painting have all the attention in this dress. They have almost been sculpted to the front of the garment while the flatteringly low back retains simplicity.