Gallery Edition – Le cinquime livre des stances by Bernard Essers – 44×53 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative In the midst of the Roaring Twenties, Bernard Essers’ “Le cinquime livre des stances” (1927) exemplifies the artist’s affinity for modernity and his contribution to the avant-garde movement. Executed in a predominantly black and white palette, this landscape painting showcases Essers’ mastery of linear brushwork, which imbues the composition with a sense of dynamism and tension. The stark chromatic structure underscores the artist’s intention to strip the natural world of its romantic connotations, instead revealing the underlying geometric rhythms that govern our surroundings.When enlarged to 44×53, “Le cinquime livre des stances” assumes an architectural scale that reverberates throughout a luxury interior environment. The painting’s spatial depth, engineered through Essers’ expert manipulation of light and shadow, generates an atmospheric weight that anchors the surrounding space. Paired with rich, tactile ma