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Curatorial Narrative In 1910, Albert Marquet’s “Pont-Neuf sous la neige” distills the essence of modernist landscape painting. The artist’s bold, impasto brushwork imbues the scene with an almost tactile quality, as if the snow-covered bridge is being excavated from the very canvas itself. This deliberate handling of paint creates a textured, almost three-dimensional surface that draws the viewer’s eye into the frozen heart of the city. By juxtaposing rich greens and browns against muted reds, Marquet captures the atmospheric weight of winter, its somber tones underscoring the desolate beauty of the urban landscape. As the work is enlarged to 55×44 inches, its spatial rhythm becomes even more pronounced. The chromatic structure, initially dominated by the cool blues and grays, begins to yield to a subtle warmth emanating from the palette’s browns and reds. This shift in balance imbues the space with an intriguing tension between l