• About the Artist: Richard Gabriel Chase (1919-2007) Richard Chase painted for over seventy years, mostly in San Diego County. As one might expect his style was diverse and subjects unlimited. Places and people, nature or battlefields, flowers or animals; no subject was without Mr. Chase’s interest and efforts.
Bold fields of saturated crimson, orange, and yellow are balanced by dramatic black gestural forms and energetic passages of blue and violet, creating a striking composition with exceptional visual impact.
He studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the Dallas Museum School of Art before coming to Southern California in the late 1940s, where he consistently exhibited his work. He was friends with several artists from the New York School, including Mark Tobey who was close to Jackson Pollock.
He studied at the Chicago Art Institute and the Dallas Museum School of Art before coming to Southern California in the late 1940s, where he consistently exhibited his work. He was friends with several artists from the New York School, including Mark Tobey who was close to Jackson Pollock.