Gallery Edition – Maps of Ghent drawn in 1619 by surveyor Jacq. Horenbault Pl.12 by Armand Heins – 44×57 Interior Architectural Study

Curatorial Narrative Armand Heins’ “Maps of Ghent drawn in 1619 by surveyor Jacq. Horenbault Pl.12” (1900) occupies a distinct position within the Art Nouveau movement, its linear brushwork and beige-dominated palette evoking a sense of nostalgia for a bygone era. The artist’s technique, characterized by precise, deliberate strokes, imbues the work with a sense of cartographic authority, as if the very fabric of Ghent’s topography has been distilled onto the page. This visual intent is reinforced by the inclusion of orange and blue accents, which serve to heighten the spatial tension between the map’s constituent elements. The result is an image that oscillates between historical document and Modernist abstraction.When enlarged to 44×57 inches, the palette assumes a profound spatial rhythm, with the beige tones receding into the background while the blue and orange accents emerge as chromatic punctuations. This compositional structu