The central artwork depicts a stylized, cubist scene titled "La lecture" by Pablo Picasso. Two figures are seated together, both focused on a shared book or document held between them. Their faces are rendered in the artist's signature fragmented style, with abstract features and intersecting planes that merge their forms into a singular, cohesive interaction. The figure on the left has a soft, blue-toned face, while the figure on the right is defined by green and dark contour lines.
Compositionally, the figures occupy the foreground, leaning over a table or flat surface that stretches across the lower portion of the frame. The background is a dense, moody mix of dark blues, greys, and black, which emphasizes the brightness of the subjects. To the right, a vertical strip of orange and yellow pattern adds a geometric accent to the otherwise fluid and angular arrangement of the figures.
The colour palette is bold and highly contrasted, dominated by primary yellows and reds set against deep, shadowy background tones. The thick, dark outlines are characteristic of the medium, mimicking an oil painting with visible, expressive brushstrokes. The overall mood is intimate yet abstract, capturing a moment of quiet focus through the lens of early twentieth-century modern art.