Andrew Houle "Motif Number 1 (Interior) - Rockport, MA" - Limited Edition, Archival Print

Motif Number 1 (Interior) - Rockport, MA • Autographed archival pigment print • Printed on Hahnemühle William Turner matte fine art paper, 310 GSM • Hand-varnished • 14 x 18 inchesHand-signed and numbered by artist Andrew Houle in a limited edition of 25 • Example: # /25House of Roulx blind embossed stamping • Authentic Edition rubber stamp on verso • Letter of authenticity Motif Number 1 (Interior) by ANDREW HOULE Motif Number 1, located on Bradley Wharf in the harbor town of Rockport, Massachusetts, is a replica of a former fishing shack well known to students of art and art history as "the most often-painted building in America." The original structure was built in 1840 and destroyed in the Blizzard of 1978, but an exact replica was constructed that same year. Built in the 1840s as Rockport was becoming home to a colony of artists and settlement of fishermen, the shack became a favorite subject of painters due to the composition and lighting of its location as well as being a sy