Saul Steinberg Selected Works

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First National Bank, 1978 Watercolor, wax crayon, graphite, and ink on paper Signed and dated ‘STEINBERG 78’ (lower right) 15 x 23" SS4

Still Life with Rubber Stamps #1 (Uno, Une, Ein), 1966 Ink and wax crayon on paper Signed, inscribed, and dated ‘STEINBERG 1966 ©1966 by Saul Steinberg’ (lower right) Stamped ‘© 1966 BY SAUL STEINBERG’ (on the reverse) 15 x 22.25" SS7

North Carolina, 1955 Ink and watercolor on paper Signed and dated ‘Steinberg 1955’ (lower right) 14.5 x 23" SS5 3

Flowers, Ink Bottle and Toy Car, 1981 Watercolor, wax crayon, color pencil, and graphite on paper Signed and dated ‘STEINBERG 1981’ (lower right) 22.5 x 30.25" SS15 4

Passport Drawing, 1966 Ink and colored ink on paper Signed and dated ‘STEINBERG 1966’ (lower right) 23 x 29" SS1

General A, 1969 Watercolor and rubberstamp on paper Signed and dated ‘STEINBERG 1969’ (lower right) 28.75 x 34.75" SS6 5

Heroes and Giant Rabbit, 1963 Graphite, colored pencil, and ink on paper Signed and dated ‘STEINBERG 63’ (lower right) 23 x 29" SS14 6

Untitled, 1952 Ink on found sheet music Signed and dated ‘STEINBERG 1952’ (lower right) 26 x 19.25" SS12 7 Saul Steinberg 1914 –1999

Saul Steinberg was an acclaimed graphic artist whose ever-evolving style represented the rapid changes in post-war life during the 20th century. Early in his career, Steinberg studied architecture and contributed cartoons to Italian humor newspapers such as Bertoldo and Settebello, until anti-Semitic laws in fascist Italy forced him to flee. In 1942, he came to the United States where he began his nearly six-decades-long career creating inside drawings and covers for The New Yorker, such as the famous 1976 cover View of the World from 9th Avenue. Gaining traction in the art world, Steinberg also exhibited in international galleries and museums, including a landmark exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art alongside Arshile Gorky, Isamu Noguchi, and Robert Motherwell.

Steinberg defined drawing as “a way of reasoning on paper,” an idea he constantly explored in new visual territories of drawings, paintings, collages, murals, and sculptures. Through a wide range of media, Steinberg often combined several styles into a single piece of art as a Gingerbread House, c. 1946 way to expose the imbalance between artifice and authenticity in modern Ink and watercolor on paper life. Either ironically or affectionately, but always with a bit of humor, Signed “STEINBERG” (lower left) Steinberg’s complex art blends reality with the absurd, depicting the 17.75 x 12.25" nuances in art and civilization.

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FRONT COVER The Affairs of the Anatol, 1957 Ink, graphite, colored pencil and paper collage on paper Railway, 1952 Signed and illegibly inscribed Ink and wax crayon on paper 23 x 15" Signed ‘STEINBERG’ (lower right) SS13 Ttitled and dated ‘Railway 1952’ (on the reverse) 14.5 x 23" SS11