Gallery Edition – Meisje loopt langs school by A. Tinbergen – 55×44 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of the Roaring Twenties, A. Tinbergen’s “Meisje loopt langs school” (1925) embodies the avant-garde spirit of its time, navigating the intersection of Art Deco and Modernist ideologies. Through fine brushwork, Tinbergen masterfully orchestrates a chromatic structure that oscillates between the stark contrast of black and white, punctuated by nuanced blues that evoke a sense of melancholic serenity. This calculated restraint is characteristic of the era’s fascination with industrial modernity, where the subject an architectural motif is distilled to its essential forms, evoking a sense of spatial rhythm.When enlarged to 55×44 inches, “Meisje loopt langs school” assumes a monumental quality, its palette and compositional structure behaving like a carefully calibrated instrument. The blue hues, now more pronounced, imbue the space with an atmospheric weight that is at once calming and unsettling. In