Curatorial Narrative In “No Love Without Envy,” Eugen von Blaas situates himself within the storied tradition of Realist painting, one that privileges the tactile and the mundane over the grandiose and the idealized. Executed in 1901, this work exemplifies the artist’s commitment to rendering the everyday with a level of precision that borders on the almost clinical. The fine brushwork, characteristic of the Renaissance Revival style, imbues the subjects with an aura of studied intimacy, as if they are engaged in a private conversation that is momentarily interrupted by the viewer’s gaze.When enlarged to its intended scale roughly 52×44 feet “No Love Without Envy” assumes a commanding presence within a luxury interior. The earthy tones and pastel hues employed by von Blaas create a chromatic structure that is at once soothing and contemplative, yet simultaneously capable of generating a sense of spatial tension through the use of