Gallery Edition – La collection Kelekian; Etoffes & tapis dOrient & de Venise Pl.037 by Jules Guiffrey – 59×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative La collection Kelekian; Etoffes & tapis d’Orient & de Venise Pl.037 by Jules Guiffrey presents itself as a distilled distillation of the artist’s fascination with the ephemeral allure of architectural ornamentation, an obsession that beset him at the turn of the century when the Modern era was just beginning to assert its dominance over the artistic landscape. At this pivotal juncture in art history, Guiffrey’s work occupies a space between the curvaceous, Rococo-inflected lines of the Belle Epoque and the ascetic severity that would characterize the early 20th-century avant-garde movements, his own work oscillating between these poles like a pendulum suspended over the fault line of artistic revolution.When enlarged to its imposing dimensions of 59×44 inches, La collection Kelekian assumes a commanding presence that is at once majestic and restrained. The chromatic structure of the palette a measured balance o