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"The Archive of B/W Television (Retablo with TV Screen)" by Patrick Fitzgerald

$1,680
£1,279.09
€1,530.07
CA$2,395.01
A$2,438.25
CHF 1,411.68
MX$32,191.95
NOK 15,779.69
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About the Item

The intricate retablos of Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald are his means of paying homage to those who have inspired him throughout his life. Derived from Mexican votive painting, his retablos are offerings to the beloved people and places that dwell in his memory and imagination. Its creation in itself an act of devotion, each retablo is a three-dimensional collage layered with spontaneous decisions and nostalgic references. Entitled “Retablo No. 7 (The Archive of Black & White Television),” this sculptural retablo has a sinister beauty that recalls cautionary fables and fairy tales. The retablo is described by Fitzgerald as a "spontaneous work based upon a childhood memory," inspired by a newspaper article about the advent of television he discovered in a 1953 issue of the Chicago Herald, now pasted onto the backdrop. Illuminated by a small skylight overhead, the retablo focuses on a miniature dollhouse in a dusty and overgrown interior, like the long-abandoned attic of an old Victorian home. Striving to make each retablo "more arcane, haunted, and possessed" than the last, the setting is eerie and alluring, textured with pigments and littered with found ephemera to create a sense of age. Set within an found picture frame with ornate molded detail, the vignette has the quiet, melancholy beauty of a moment frozen in time, echoing themes in Fitzgerald's work of nostalgia, loss and time past. “Retablo No. 7 (The Archive of Black & White Television)," 2025 Patrick Fitzgerald (b. 1962) Oil paint, wood, cardboard and mixed media.
  • Creator:
    Patrick Fitzgerald (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.25 in (36.2 cm)Width: 9.75 in (24.77 cm)Depth: 4.25 in (10.8 cm)
  • Style:
    Folk Art (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
    Other,Paint,Paper,Wood
  • Place of Origin:
    United States
  • Period:
    21st Century
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2025
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: CPF0811stDibs: LU820048514582

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