Curatorial Narrative “Friday the Thirteenth”, an unsigned work from the dawn of the 20th century, occupies a pivotal position within the nascent Art Deco movement. Created between 1895 and 1911, this architectural rendering evokes the austere elegance characteristic of Modernist ideals, while simultaneously nodding to the ornate flourishes of its predecessor, Art Nouveau. The artist’s unobtrusive presence evident only in the meticulous attention to proportion and detail serves to underscore the primacy of the subject itself: a symmetrical grid of towering skyscrapers, their facades a stark interplay of black and white. When enlarged to approximately 44×65 inches, “Friday the Thirteenth” reveals an almost three-dimensional quality, its chromatic structure imbuing the surrounding space with a somber, atmospheric weight. The palette’s strict dichotomy between black and white lends itself to striking juxtapositions when paired with