Bertha Schaefer Gallery by Richard Baringer Art Print doorway the orange lettering adds a

the orange lettering adds a bit of warmth

A snowy city scene full of tiny skaters

The red carries across the space without shouting

It carries a portrait wall on its own and doesn't need a busy room around it to make sense

Bertha Schaefer Gallery by Richard Baringer Art Print doorway the orange lettering adds aStart 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