EDITION INFORMATION

This portrait is available as part of a strictly limited, artist-signed edition across three print sizes. Each print is individually numbered and produced to archival standards.

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Medium: 18 x 21 inches : 4/25

Large: 28 x 33 inches : 3/10

Extra Large: 40 x 47 inches : 1/3

Once all editions are sold, no further prints will be made.

ABOUT THE WORK

With its sculptural poise and taut compositional logic, The Young Olympian enters into direct conversation with the long arc of classical idealism — yet it does so with a distinctly contemporary inflection. The subject, youthful and statuesque, is not depicted mid-victory nor in motion, but seated, bare, and alert. His gaze moves diagonally across the frame, neither searching nor soft, as though he were awaiting a verdict from history itself. The draped fabric, gathered loosely over the thighs, recalls Hellenistic modes of concealment — not for modesty, but for form — creating a rhythm between flesh and fold that is as much about line as it is about legacy.

Yet beneath the surface of balance and proportion lies a current of disquiet. The fingers, relaxed but watchful; the jaw, held but not clenched; the posture, grounded but not fully at ease. This is not a sanitized Olympian, purified into abstraction — but rather a living echo of the archetype, infused with breath and apprehension. The work resists heroism in favour of proximity. Like the kouros figures of archaic Greece, there is no narrative given, only form made meaningful through stillness. The photograph thus becomes a contemporary study in restraint: not the absence of emotion, but its containment within the logic of the pose.

ARTWORK FORMAT AND MATERIALS

Each fine art print is produced on Hahnemühle Baryta Rag — a museum-grade, 100% cotton archival paper renowned for its luxurious surface and luminous detail. Prints are surrounded by a 1.5 inch white border and are hand-signed and editioned by the artist. Works are shipped unframed to ensure preservation and collector flexibility.

PRICING AND SELECTION

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COLLECTOR NOTES

• ✅ Signed and numbered by Troy Schooneman

• ✅ Archival, museum-grade print quality

• ✅ Strictly limited edition — no reprints once sold out

• ✅ Certificate of Authenticity available upon request

• ✅ Ships professionally packaged and unframed

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