Sveva Caetani
Comprehension

The following paragraph comes from the Sveva Caetani vignette. After reading the story, see if you can fill in the blanks from memory.

Sveva began (1) ______________ the Recapitulation pictures in 1978. When she finished the series in 1989, there were (2) _____ paintings, some of them six feet tall. The pictures have a dream-like quality, and many are bold and colourful. She used more than 15 coats of
(3)______ to create glowing colours. Sveva dedicated herself to this project. She painted for two or three hours every morning before she left for (4)_____. After supper, she painted late into the (5)___________. Some paintings took several months to complete. Near the end, sas working from a (6)___________ because she had arthritis, first in her knees and then in her hands. When she could no longer hold a brush, she wrote (7) _________ and explanations for each picture. The Recapitulation series made Sveva (8)_________ in the Canadian art world. The series was exhibited in many Canadian cities. The pictures are now part of the collection of the (9) ___________ Foundation for the Arts in Edmonton. The Foundation looks after the paintings and sends them to art (10)___________ around the country for shows.