Gauntlet Gallery — Sandra Chevrier Print Index
La Cage et L’Encre Noire (Black Ink)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
La Cage et L’Encre Noire (Black Ink) is documented in this catalog as a 2024 Giclee Print. The saved release record lists dimensions of 28 x 28 inches. The saved record attributes the release to Sandra Chevrier (Self Released). The cataloged edition information is 165.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Main Edition of /édition principale: 165. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Printing on Cloud Dragon rice paper is a notable material choice, giving the "black ink" theme a textural, calligraphic quality that echoes East Asian ink traditions. The square 28 x 28 inch format is also distinctive within a series more often issued in portrait or landscape orientation, marking this as a formally experimental entry.
Collector Perspective
The rice-paper substrate and square format give this piece a different display character than the bulk of Chevrier's catalogue, appealing to collectors who value material variety within a series. An edition of 165 is moderate; the specialty paper is the primary point of differentiation and a talking point for the informed buyer.
Historical Context
Chevrier occasionally departs from her usual archival cotton papers to pursue specific tonal or textural effects, and the ink theme here invites that. The rice-paper choice situates the work within her willingness to let the Cages imagery interact with unconventional supports, broadening the series beyond a fixed production formula.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2024
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Giclee Print; catalog dimensions 28 x 28 inches; Medium / Médium : Giclee on Cloud Dragon rice paper/ Giclée sur papier de riz Dragon dans les nuages; (Dragon Cloud paper is hand made and each sheet is unique on its own, it has beautiful translucent fibers intertwined throughout that add textures, wrinkles , beautiful imperfections and natural creases without overwhelming the work; Hand finished edition of /Édition rehaussé à la main: 25.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Main Edition of /édition principale: 165.
- Signature and marks
- The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Sandra Chevrier's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2024 and attributes the edition to Sandra Chevrier (Self Released).
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Sandra Chevrier (Self Released). That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Sandra Chevrier — official site — Sandra Chevrier studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Sandra Chevrier (Q96473212) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What makes the paper unusual?
It is printed on Cloud Dragon rice paper rather than Chevrier's typical cotton fine-art stock, giving it a distinctive texture.
What is the format?
It is a square print, approximately 28 x 28 inches.
What does the title reference?
"L'encre noire" means "black ink," tying the imagery to an ink-and-calligraphy sensibility.
How many were produced?
The edition is 165.
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