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The subject wears a simple pendant, which provides a small, circular point of light against the dark garment. This piece predates the artist's later experiments with Orphism and geometric abstraction, yet it contains the seeds of her interest in the emotional capacity of colour. The lack of depth and the simplified contours demonstrate a clear departure from the realism of the nineteenth century. Delaunay uses these stylistic choices to create a sense of quietude, focusing on the internal state of the sleeper rather than a precise anatomical rendering. 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