Curatorial Narrative Approaching the rendezvous by Ernest Giroux assumes a position within the late 19th century’s pictorial tradition of realism infused with impressionist sensibilities. The artist’s manipulation of impasto brushwork imbues the composition with an almost tactile quality, as if the viewer might reach out to touch the raised contours of the subjects’ attire and surroundings. A predominantly subdued palette of muted blues and greens provides a backdrop for a riotous explosion of crimson and white accents, which in turn serve to underscore the sense of anticipation that pervades this figurative scene.Upon enlargement to 44×69, the chromatic structure of Approaching the rendezvous undergoes a marked transformation. The initially subtle gradations of color give rise to a complex interplay of spatial rhythms and atmospheric weights, as if the very fabric of the composition has been stretched to accommodate the increased s