Ramp With a Red Roof
Ramp With a Red Roof
Screenprint, Printed By the Artist “Ramp with a Red Roof” 1981 Limited Edition of 200 Signed, Dated and Numbered
An IRT elevated train entrance ramp is nestled between urban structures. Its roof of blazing red, typical IRT architecture, will shelter passengers as they arrive, but for now all is silent. It’s the unexpected nooks and crannies when perfectly lit, that open our eyes.
The twelve silkscreen editions produced by Saul Chase between 1976 and 1981 were among the most highly regarded prints of the 70s and 80s. Important galleries including Pace Editions, Barbara Gladstone and Andrew Crispo sold literally hundreds of prints, with some editions selling out within a year. The screenprint “Goya” was a “Print of the Decade” selection in “Art News” in 1980. Major museums including the Met, the Brooklyn, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Hirshorn have acquired prints for their permanent collections.