Curatorial Narrative Ferdinand Hodler’s “Gaze Into Infinity” is a quintessential example of early 20th-century Expressionism, where the artist’s quest for capturing the essence of modernity culminated in works that blurred boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Painted circa 1900, during his Head Study period, this work embodies the artist’s innovative approach to capturing spatial depth and atmospheric effects through impasto brushwork. The dark greens, browns, and muted yellows palette imbues a sense of somber introspection, while the subject’s gaze appears to pierce through multiple planes of space, creating an uncanny sense of tension.As this work is scaled up to 44×50 feet, its chromatic structure assumes a more monumental quality, with dark greens dominating the visual field. The palette’s atmospheric weight becomes palpable, influencing material pairings in a luxury interior environment by grounding adjacent surfaces