Painted as part of the series ‘Luxury’, ‘No. 40’ is a detailed and multifaceted artwork. In many ways, ‘No. 40’ gives the feeling of being a landscape painting rather than a portrait. With palm trees and a straw gazebo in the background, smaller trees, bushes, and tall grass in the foreground, this painting invites the viewer to consider various focal points and does not suggest a specific subject to the viewer. The woman seated in the pergola chair on the right edge of the canvas is in partial shadow. She uses the shade provided by the pergola and by her sunglasses to hide away from the direct sunlight, and perhaps also from the gaze of the viewer or the painter. Her presence is known, but it is not narrated as the key focus of the story of the painting. How the woman in this painting is posed, or unposed, gives way for her setting to be significant. She seems to be part of the scene around her, rather than using it as a frame for an image of herself. Thus, there is an implied feeling of harmony between the landscape and the woman who inhabits it, a friendly dialogue.