Curatorial Narrative Having Wonderful Time, an anonymous creation dating between 1934 and 1943, occupies a fascinating position within the Art Deco movement. Its author’s decision to eschew figural representation in favor of a strictly architectural subjectivity recalls the influence of Le Corbusier and the Purist aesthetic that was gaining momentum during this period. The absence of brushwork is deliberate, instead relying on a geometric precision reminiscent of photomontage techniques popularized by early 20th-century advertising. This calculated approach imbues the work with an aura of industrial modernity, one that would later inform Mid-Century Modern design principles. As scaled up to 44×55 inches, the chromatic structure of Having Wonderful Time undergoes a transformative shift in atmospheric weight. The navy blue, white, red, and black palette assumes a more pronounced spatial rhythm, its rectilinear forms and abstracted a