Paintings in Trash can? Purpose? (spoilers)

[Aschere]

The paintings in the trash are from Monet. I've finished everything but I can't figure out what the purpose of those paintings were? Unless it was a clue to search for "France/French"?

[TinyPrints]

Not an expert in art history, but I'll give it a go.
The three paintings are:
-"The Railway" by Manet (woman with child in white and blue dress)
-"Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" by Manet (picnic with two men, two women)
-"A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" by Manet (lady bartender painting)

I would guess that the paintings are supposed to represent each of the key three women in the story.
-"The Railway" would be Emma--tired looking woman with a small child with her.
-"Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe" would represent Ava. A non-traditional way of life, interaction with a group, representation of water, and a painting that sparked controversy in its time. (I think this one is the thinnest, but it works if you squint a little.)
-"A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" is Max. Using the trope "bartenders are there to listen to your woes" and that is the role Max fills within the story for David.

Also interesting--all three paintings are by the same artist--David is the common thread among the three women in the story, and the artist here is the common thread across these three paintings.

[markrp]

Good interpretation. Further parallels in the Bar at the Folies-Bergère are that the barmaid is likely to have been a sex worker. The guy in the mirror observing / talking to her brings to mind a cam girl's clients (and also an echo of the references to mirrors and Karen's reflection).