Cadre du Dauphin: Jardin Intérieur
Sublimation Dye Print on Aluminum
48” × 48” (Frame 49” × 49”)
Signed Edition of: 7
39” × 39” (Frame 40” × 40”)
Signed Edition of: 10
Signed, titled, dated, and numbered on artist’s label on verso
Framed by the opulent gilded mouldings of the Grand Cabinet du Dauphin at Versailles, this image transforms a corner of one of the château’s most refined interiors into a luminous floral sanctuary. Sculpted in the mid-18th century by master woodworker Jacques Verberckt—under the direction of Ange-Jacques Gabriel—this decorative ensemble was originally designed to catch and reflect light across undulating surfaces and imagined blooms.
Two mythological overdoor paintings punctuate the space: La Beauté rallume le flambeau de l'Amour, in which Beauty rekindles Love’s torch through a magnifying glass, and Le Repos de Diane, depicting the goddess at rest. Both were created by Charles-Joseph Natoire for the court of Louis XV.
Here, that ceremonial corner is mirrored and reframed into what appears to be an eight-sided room, its gilded forms now mingling with the garden beyond. Verdant summer leaves and pure white flowers—gathered from the grounds of Versailles—emerge at the heart of the composition. The result is a hybrid of architecture and nature: the eternal interior warmed by the fleeting touch of the living world.
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