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Curatorial Narrative Bertha Jaques' "Sphinx, Thames, London" occupies a distinct position within the early 20th century's artistic landscape, characterized by its nuanced exploration of modernity and contemporaneity. The artist's employment of linear brushwork imbues the still life composition with a sense of graphic tension, underscoring the work's affinity with the avant-garde spirit of its time. Jaques' deliberate restraint in palette, opting for a muted range of sepia tones, lends an air of sobriety to the piece, evoking the fog-shrouded Thames River landscape that serves as its backdrop. This chromatic structure, redolent of industrial-era London, invests the work with a sense of place and atmosphere, subtly invoking the mystique of the Sphinx that looms in the background.When scaled up to 44x54 inches, "Sphinx, Thames, London" assumes a profound spatial presence, its sepia tones deepening to evoke a rich, velvety texture. The