Gauntlet Gallery — Sandra Chevrier Print Index
La Cage, Les Larmes Coulant Sur Le Drapeau Rouge
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Released in 2025, "La Cage, les larmes coulant sur le drapeau rouge" translates to "The Cage, tears flowing on the red flag." This 26 x 20 inch giclée is printed on heavyweight Entrada ColdPress 300gsm cotton paper in an edition of 195, continuing Chevrier's signature Cages series where comic-book fragments veil a woman's face.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Main Edition of /édition principale: 195. The saved release record describes: signed; numbered. Verify each feature against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The title signals a departure toward overt political and emotional imagery, with weeping and a red flag reading as commentary on conflict and grief. As one of Chevrier's most recent editions, it shows how her Cages vocabulary has evolved beyond superhero panels toward loaded symbolic language, making it a marker of her current direction for collectors tracking the arc of her practice.
Collector Perspective
An edition of 195 places this in the more accessible tier of Chevrier's giclées, appealing to collectors entering the series or building depth. The archival ColdPress cotton substrate is a quality signal that supports long-term display. Being a 2025 release, it carries the appeal of recency for buyers who prioritize an artist's latest evolving statements over earlier catalogue works.
Historical Context
Sandra Chevrier, a Montreal-based artist, built her reputation on the ongoing Cages series begun in the early 2010s, layering comic imagery over classical female portraiture to explore how women are boxed in by cultural expectation. This 2025 print sits at the leading edge of that body of work, where her established metaphor absorbs more direct emotional and political charge.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned print
- Release date
- 2025
- 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 26 x 20 inches; Medium / Médium : Giclee on Entrada ColdPress 300gr. Paper Giclée sur papier Entrada 300 gr; Hand Finished Edition/Édition embellie à la main: 10.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Main Edition of /édition principale: 195.
- 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 2025 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 does the title mean?
It translates from French as "The Cage, tears flowing on the red flag," pointing to themes of grief and conflict layered over Chevrier's usual comic-and-portrait motif.
What paper is it printed on?
It is a giclée on Entrada ColdPress 300gsm cotton paper, an archival substrate suited to fine-art printing and long-term display.
How large is the edition?
The edition is 195, one of the larger giclée runs in the Cages series.
How big is the print?
The sheet measures 26 x 20 inches.
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