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| A "Grand Evening in 1880" was premiered at the recent one man exhibition at the Gingerbread Square Galleries in Key West, Florida. This 24" x 30" oil on canvas takes place at the Paris Opera House in the late 1800's. This work is part of the ongoing series of theatrical audience scenes taking place in the grand theaters of Europe. Here we see a crowded opera box filled with nighttime revelors as they are bathed in the warm glow of stage light from below. Personalities and emotions abound as they react to the haunting performance. Look for the poodle on the lap of the swooning hand-kissed maiden on the left. |