By: Erik Desmazières

Medium: Etching, aquatint & roulette
Year: 2010
Edition: Signed, numbered from edition of 60
ImageSize: 12.8 x 9.4 inches

In Caprice Vénitien, Erik Desmazières constructs a richly layered visual puzzle, inviting the viewer into a miniature cabinet of curiosities. A meticulously rendered bookshelf frames an inserted image of Venetian figures beside a boat, a scene that feels simultaneously theatrical and dreamlike. Suspended before the books, a faceted geometric solid adds a note of scholarly whimsy, echoing Renaissance studies in proportion and illusion. Desmazières’ signature blend of architectural precision, historical reference, and quiet surrealism turns this intimate print into a meditation on the act of collecting—objects, images, and ideas. The result is a refined caprice that bridges the imaginative and the archival.