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During the latter part of the 20th century, collectors worldwide eagerly acquired Saul Chase silkscreen prints from elite dealers such as Pace Prints, Brooke Alexander, Barbara Gladstone, and Andrew Crispo. Major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Smithsonian American Art Museum and The Brooklyn Museum Art, added this work to their collections. Between 1976 and 1981, Chase produced the 12 editions of screenprints that have become iconic New York imagery. Created directly in the medium by the artist working alone in his Greene Street (Soho) studio, these complex images required between 30-40 screens of hand cut stencil cut with incredible precision. Praised by criticism major publications, the work garnered a “Print of the Decade” selection in “Art News” magazine. The prints available on this website are from the artists personal collection and have been archivally preserved. .

LIRR Entrance LIC

LIRR Entrance LIC

Sale Price:$650.00 Original Price:$1,300.00

Screenprint, Printed by the Artist. “LIRR Entrance LIC” 1979. 35” x 26” Limited Edition of 175 Signed, Numbered and Dated

Collection Brooklyn Museum of Art

A Long Island Railroad entrance in Long Island City, ablaze in warm sunlight. The geometry of architectural elements and ambient light and shadow are suspended in an equilibrium that can only last a moment - a perfection committed to memory forever.

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 Prints, Barbara Gladstone and Andrew Crispo sold literally hundreds of prints, with some editions sold out within a year. The screenprint “Goya” was a “Print of the Decade” selection in “Art News” in 1980,  and 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.                                                                                                                                      

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