Saul Steinberg

(American, 1914–1999)

Saul Steinberg was a Romanian cartoonist and illustrator best known for his iconic contributions to The New Yorker magazine. Steinberg’s drawing style is characterized by a playful, childlike-doodle quality while also maintaining an elegant deftness that succinctly described a wide range of subjects. His quirky, sharply observed sketches, at times reminiscent of Dada art, also crossed over into the fine arts world. Along with Arshile Gorky and Robert Motherwell, Steinberg exhibited work at in the landmark “Fourteen Americans” show at The Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1948 and at the Betty Parsons Gallery, which was then at the center of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Born on June 15, 1914 in Râmnicu Sarat, Romania, Steinberg went on to study philosophy at the University of Bucharest but opted not to finish his degree, instead enrolling as an architecture student at the Politecnico di Milano in Milan. Steinberg fled Italy in 1941 with the rise of the anti-Semitic policies, eventually settling in the United States where the artist went on to create over 1,200 drawings for The New Yorker, including 87 covers. Steinberg died on May 12, 1999 in New York, NY. 

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Saul Steinberg Artworks

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Saul Steinberg (1,354 results)
Bauhaus, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Bauhaus, 1970

Sale Date: October 20, 2013

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Chess game, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Chess game, 1968

Sale Date: November 3, 2013

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Original illustration for the Noilly Prat...

Saul Steinberg

Original illustration for the Noilly Prat...

Sale Date: October 22, 2013

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Los Angeles, 1994

Saul Steinberg

Los Angeles, 1994

Sale Date: October 6, 2013

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The Tree (Nine Variations), 1969

Saul Steinberg

The Tree (Nine Variations), 1969

Sale Date: September 28, 2013

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Untitled (New York Subway), 1954

Saul Steinberg

Untitled (New York Subway), 1954

Sale Date: September 26, 2013

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The General, 1970

Saul Steinberg

The General, 1970

Sale Date: July 17, 2013

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Untitled, 1965–1967

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1965–1967

Sale Date: July 17, 2013

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Mestre, 1969

Saul Steinberg

Mestre, 1969

Sale Date: July 17, 2013

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Man with umbrella

Saul Steinberg

Man with umbrella

Sale Date: June 29, 2013

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Via airmail, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Via airmail, 1970

Sale Date: June 22, 2013

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Man in landscape

Saul Steinberg

Man in landscape

Sale Date: June 19, 2013

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Landscape with Figures on a Hill, 1954

Saul Steinberg

Landscape with Figures on a Hill, 1954

Sale Date: June 13, 2013

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Untitled (Cat); Untitled (Lipstick) (2 works), 1966

Saul Steinberg

Untitled (Cat); Untitled (Lipstick) (2 works), 1966

Sale Date: June 7, 2013

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Object, 1984

Saul Steinberg

Object, 1984

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Lady Bird, 1964

Saul Steinberg

Lady Bird, 1964

Sale Date: May 22, 2013

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Pyramid No. 4, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Pyramid No. 4, 1968

Sale Date: May 22, 2013

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Six Drawing Tables portfolio (set of 6), 1970

Saul Steinberg

Six Drawing Tables portfolio (set of 6), 1970

Sale Date: April 29, 2013

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Ten Sunsets, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Ten Sunsets, 1970

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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Mombasa, 1969

Saul Steinberg

Mombasa, 1969

Sale Date: April 8, 2013

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The New Yorker

Saul Steinberg

The New Yorker

Sale Date: March 28, 2013

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Airmail Table, 1972

Saul Steinberg

Airmail Table, 1972

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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Untitled, 1967

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1967

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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Two Masks, 1966

Saul Steinberg

Two Masks, 1966

Sale Date: February 13, 2013

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