Saul Chase with Harry and
Maya Stendhal |
SAUL CHASE
Reclusive
Artist Emerges
For
First Show In 20 Years
By Edward T. Callaghan
 AUL
CHASE known primarily for his hard edge cityscapes reemerged
on the art scene with a spectacular show in Manhattan. Art dealers
Maya and Harry Stendhal scored a major coupe in
debuting Chase’s first collection in over two decades.
The latest group of paintings and
compositions represent a significant thematic and stylistic
departure from his earlier works, which are in the permanent
collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Brooklyn
Museum of Art, the Joseph Hirschorn Collection and Atlanta’s
High Museum of Art.
This new collection, broken down to two
parts, are softer more sensual works. “American Light”
landscaped-derived images painted on wood panels have a
fresco-like quality. With “The Beautiful Hours” he features
small, lush paintings in icon form of nature scenes.
The famously reclusive Chase made a rare
public appearance at the opening of his new works at the Maya
Stendhal Gallery in Chelsea. Fans and collectors turned out in
droves to meet one of the country’s most famous but elusive
artists.
On hand to toast the artist and the Stendhals
were Marteen Barr, Michael Brockman,
Frederick Lembeck, John Wegorzewski, Sharon Rosenberg, George
Martel, and Marilyn Silver, Richard Wolf (owner of Tao)
and Robert Miller (Ch. 13).
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