Le Prisonnier

Lithographs 50 x 75 cm on aluminum of an oil on canvas mixed media (1993)
(photographed and digitally processed)
limited to 50 numbered and signed copies.
Artist:  Steeve Grangier
Certificate of authenticity provided on the back of the work.
Wall mounting brackets are included

The lithograph The Prisoner evokes a powerful and disturbing introspection, perhaps symbolizing the psychological or spiritual confinement of the individual. The figure’s curled-up posture, with bent limbs and a featureless face, conveys a profound vulnerability, as if the character were withdrawing into himself in an act of protection or suffering. The absence of a face accentuates the feeling of alienation and erased identity, as if this figure were depersonalized, reduced to a human form but deprived of its essence.

The cross in the background reinforces the religious or sacrificial symbolism, evoking guilt, redemption or suffering. It could represent a kind of moral judgment or an inner struggle linked to imposed values. The background in dark and austere colors, with touches of red and green, creates an oppressive and confined atmosphere, amplifying the feeling of captivity.

The Prisoner challenges the viewer on the notions of personal confinement and internal struggle, suggesting that the most restrictive prisons are sometimes those we carry within ourselves. This work invites us to reflect on freedom, the weight of external values, and the quest for identity within imposed constraints.