Curatorial Narrative The Plat rond (glycine) series by Flix Bracquemond presents a pivotal juncture in the artist’s oeuvre, marking a departure from his earlier work towards a more austere and introspective style. Executed between 1866 and 1878, this period saw Bracquemond’s exploration of modernist ideals, where he sought to strip away extraneous ornamentation in favor of an unadorned, crystalline purity.Bracquemond’s linear brushwork imbues the Plat rond (glycine) with a quiet authority, its delicate renderings of botanical forms suspended within a stark black and white palette. As we gaze upon this work, we are struck by the artist’s deliberate manipulation of atmospheric weight, where the absence of color serves to heighten our perception of spatial rhythm and chromatic structure. In enlargement, the 64×44 format reveals a compositional structure that is at once both intimate and expansive, its subtle gradations of value creatin