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Curatorial Narrative A. Gir’s “Exposition Universelle Banquet des Maires de France” assumes its place within the Art Nouveau movement’s later iterations, existing in proximity to the nascent forms of Art Deco and Modernist design. The artist’s linear brushwork creates a sense of precision and order, evoking an atmosphere akin to the meticulous planning required for large-scale architectural undertakings. The artwork’s subject matter a majestic municipal banquet hall is reduced to its essential components: red brick facades, beige stone details, and black iron beams. The chromatic structure of the composition serves to underscore the visual hierarchy inherent in such spaces, as the warm tones of the bricks dominate the cooler tones of the ironwork, while the stone accents provide a sense of continuity between these disparate elements. This edition’s spatial clarity and controlled palette align naturally with mode