Jules Joseph Lefebvre was an Academic artist and a painting teacher known for his portraits and nudes. Here we see Lefebvre’s take on the grasshopper from fable. The nude serves as a metaphor and representation of the carefree insect’s vulnerability in winter and the eroticism of the artist and audience that required a mask of aesthetics or intellectualism. This Mixed-Media tableau is a beautiful transitional piece for luxury apartments at 11 North Moore Street in New York City.