The men around her indicate that she is the only woman in the cafe. The painting suggests that this was painted during the time of meal. A man behind her watches her cautiously as she is about to place a card in her rows of cards. The painting looks to be done in a way that people can use that painting to tell different stories about it. This woman in the center seems to be drawing some attention from the men in cafe. The table looks cluttered with cards placed around and the woman seems least bothered about keeping the table clean from the mess. The strange thing that is in the painting has cards that are kings and queens more than others cards from a standard deck of …show more content…
The painting was done with good setting on the back to show she was able to draw a self-portrait of herself in a café busy with many people around her. The people in her background are mostly men and are surprised to see a woman sitting a place surrounded by men. The woman is showing her way to show that she is a fortune teller. She is very concerned about each card she chooses picks to place on the pile. The painting is the best ways for the artist to show a self-portrait of her and to show the impact it add on her around the surrounding. The painting serves as way to show that she herself was a fortune