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Curatorial Narrative In the late 19th century, Albert Lebourg’s landscapes offered an alternative to the traditional bourgeois art of the time, instead embracing the Modernist spirit that was beginning to take hold in Paris. His “Bords De Seine Aux Environs De Rouen” exemplifies this shift towards a more contemporary aesthetic, one that prioritizes capturing the fleeting effects of light on the natural world over the traditional concerns of historical narrative or representational accuracy. The artist’s use of impasto brushwork imbues the painting with a tactile quality, as if the viewer could reach out and touch the textured surfaces of the Seine’s banks. This material presence is reinforced by Lebourg’s palette, which ranges from deep blues and greens to vibrant yellows and oranges, capturing the full spectrum of atmospheric effects that dance across the river’s surface. When enlarged to 59×44 inches, the painting’s chromatic st