Curatorial Narrative In the early 20th century, Francois-Louis Schmied’s practice exemplified the avant-garde tendencies of post-war European modernity. As an artist, he drew upon the radical innovations of Cubism and the nascent principles of Abstract Expressionism, yet his work resists easy categorization. The creation date of 1926 marks a moment when Modernist tenets were beginning to take hold, but Schmied’s use of muted earth tones with strategic accents of red and blue underscores a subtle divergence from prevailing avant-garde norms.When enlarged to an installation scale commensurate with luxury interior environments approximating 44×47 feet “Histoire de la princesse Boudour Pl.18” presents itself as a deeply spatial work, its linear brushwork assuming a rhythmic quality that underscores the visual tension between its Minimalist core and more expressionistic tendencies. In this larger format, the chromatic structure of the