Curatorial Narrative Andr Durenceau’s “Four Compositions; Geometric (two), Faces in a Crowd, Urban View” of 1928 exemplifies the avant-garde’s fascination with abstraction and urban experience during the interwar period. Executed in a bold, linear style characteristic of Art Deco, the work features intricate geometric forms that intersect with depictions of everyday life, as seen in the inclusion of faces amidst a crowded scene. Durenceau’s palette, marked by a striking juxtaposition of blue and orange, imbues the composition with an air of dynamism, while beige and white serve to temper its more frenetic tendencies. As this work assumes architectural scale at 44×54 inches, its visual language is transformed in significant ways. The initially discrete planes and forms coalesce into a complex spatial rhythm, as if multiple urban facades were unfolding across the canvas. In luxury interior environments, Durenceau’s chromatic structu