Cadre Empire, Orange ModerneSet within the Paul Marmottan dining room—designed by the collector himself in the elegant Empire style—this mirrored composition magnifies the room’s symmetry and grandeur. At its heart, a gilt-bronze surtout de table by Pierre-Philippe Thomire, once owned by Lucien Bonaparte, anchors the scene amidst furnishings originating from Napoleon’s Tuileries Palace.

Yet impossibly, a luminous orange rests atop the basket in an unexpected and daring use of scale and color, punctuating the composition. This vivid intrusion channels the spirit of the Impressionists nearby—artists liberated from the constraints of traditional painting by the advent of the “new” camera. In this doubled and refracted space, the photographic act becomes an Impression in its own right: inventive, free, and quietly rebellious.

Sublimation Dye Print on Aluminum

48” × 48” (Frame 49” × 49”)
Signed Edition of: 5

39” × 39” (Frame 40” × 40”)
Signed Edition of: 7

24” × 24” (Frame 25” × 25”)
Signed Edition of: 10

Signed, titled, dated and numbered on artist’s label on verso.