Tina Cobelle-Sturges
Porches of Ridgefield, 2008
Unframed$500
$450 members
Twenty-two-color silkscreen print on 320-gram Coventry archival paper
Paper size: 15 1/2 x 45 inches; image size: 10 x 40 inches
Printed by Gary Lichtenstein Fine Art
Edition size: 100; 10 Artist’s Proofs, 10 Printer’s Proofs, 5 Museum Proofs
Courtesy of the artist & Gary Lichtenstein Fine Art, Ridgefield, CT
All proceeds benefit The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Ridgefield artist Tina Cobelle-Sturges painted Porches of Ridgefield, 2008, as an homage to the beauty and history of Ridgefield’s Main Street. The Aldrich had approached Cobelle-Sturges to make a painting to benefit our Campaign for Old Hundred, and she decided to explore the gracious and welcoming architectural motif of the front porch. After carefully considering the many historic homes in town with significant front porches, she focused on six homes on Main Street which reflect a wide variety of architectural styles, from the simplicity of early colonial buildings to the grandeur of the Victorian era. By taking existing homes and placing them in a composite view, she has created a wonderful small-town tableau, even including Larry Aldrich standing in front of Old Hundred, the original home of The Aldrich Museum.
Upon completing the painting, Tina Cobelle-Sturges collaborated with master printer Gary Lichtenstein of Ridgefield to create a limited edition silkscreen print. Using more than twenty separate screens to lay down twenty-two layers of color, the artist and printmaker worked together through an intensive collaborative process to create a work of art which is both faithful to her original painting and the silkscreen printing process. The large number of colors, each printed by hand through its own screen, allowed Cobelle-Sturges to capture the subtlety and nuance of color found in her original painting.
To order this item or request additional information, please contact Lise Sharfin at 203.438.4519 or email lsharfin@aldrichart.org.
