Bertha Schaefer Gallery by Richard Baringer Canvas Print

Bertha Schaefer Gallery by Richard Baringer Canvas PrintStart with the bold red; it'll wake every wood and leather surface around it. This is a Richard Baringer exhibition poster from 1963, hard edged blocks of red, blue and purple held together by the original gallery typography along the bottom. The wall stops being polite. A room with a lot of beige, walnut or oak suddenly has a focal point, and everything else reads warmer next to it. The red does most of the work; the blue and purple keep it from

above the bed

oat boucle

A pale oak or off-white frame keeps it gentle

The room slows down a notch

Hang it where a room needs more personality — above a console in the entryway

dark gallery walls and anything competing for attention — this print wants breathing room

a hallway lined with denim jackets and a bench

even the lamp

and brass fittings

or behind a home bar — anywhere evening lighting will catch the yellow

and the room picks up the same energy the moment it goes on the wall

The room shifts from sensible to fun