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Curatorial Narrative Addison Thomas Millar’s “The Admiral’s Palace, Algiers Harbor” embodies the Orientalist fervor of late 19th-century art, its creation date lost to history. The artist’s technique is characterized by thick, impasto brushstrokes that imbue the composition with a tactile quality, as if the viewer might reach out and touch the rough-hewn stone facades. Millar’s palette, dominated by beiges and blues, captures the atmospheric weight of Algiers’ Moorish architecture, transporting the viewer to the bustling harbor. The chromatic structure, with its subtle gradations of color, creates a sense of spatial rhythm, drawing the eye through the narrow alleys and grand arches. When enlarged to 55×44 inches, Millar’s composition takes on an imposing presence, its architectural scale behavior influencing the luxury interior environment in profound ways. The palette, rich in warm tones, demands careful material pairing one mig