Title         Gymnasium of Drama (detail)

Medium    Print, glass, solder, steel frame

Size          25 x 25 x 2 inches    63.5 x 63.5 x 5 cm

Date         2011   

The identity of this young woman is a mystery, her name and status has been lost. “Du Gymnase Dramatique” or “The Gymnasium of Drama” is a semblance of a fancy dressed girl of grammar school age. Though she is dressed to the nines, the vitality of her delicate features survive the competition of her elaborate fresh wrappings, much like a fancy wrapped bit of delicate chocolate. No detail is lost even as Cavalieri drags her into the modern world with a cascade of symbols and colors.

A French portrait lithographer and painter of all manner and commissioned works, Grevedon immortalized the delicate darlings of the Ruling Class during his almost 100 year life span.

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