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)
Ohne Titel

Saul Steinberg

Ohne Titel

Sale Date: June 19, 2012

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Waltz, 1953

Saul Steinberg

Waltz, 1953

Sale Date: June 8, 2012

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Thirteen Colonies, 1967–1971

Saul Steinberg

Thirteen Colonies, 1967–1971

Sale Date: May 22, 2012

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Architects, 1954

Saul Steinberg

Architects, 1954

Sale Date: May 9, 2012

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Untitled, 1959–1965

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1959–1965

Sale Date: May 6, 2012

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Original Illustration for the Noilly Prat..., 1955

Saul Steinberg

Original Illustration for the Noilly Prat..., 1955

Sale Date: April 17, 2012

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L'évanouie (recto-verso)

Saul Steinberg

L'évanouie (recto-verso)

Sale Date: March 26, 2012

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Napeague, the fish factory, 1969

Saul Steinberg

Napeague, the fish factory, 1969

Sale Date: March 9, 2012

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Still life with labels, 1965

Saul Steinberg

Still life with labels, 1965

Sale Date: March 7, 2012

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Composition Kapok, 1972

Saul Steinberg

Composition Kapok, 1972

Sale Date: March 27, 2012

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Untitled (from Nine), 1967

Saul Steinberg

Untitled (from Nine), 1967

Sale Date: August 9, 2009

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Legs, 1992

Saul Steinberg

Legs, 1992

Sale Date: January 23, 2012

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Aventure d’artiste, 1972

Saul Steinberg

Aventure d’artiste, 1972

Sale Date: November 23, 2011

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The New Yorker

Saul Steinberg

The New Yorker

Sale Date: December 12, 2011

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Annuit coeptis, 1967

Saul Steinberg

Annuit coeptis, 1967

Sale Date: December 12, 2011

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One of the nine variations of the series the , 1969

Saul Steinberg

One of the nine variations of the series the , 1969

Sale Date: December 3, 2011

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Millet (from Six drawing tables), 1970

Saul Steinberg

Millet (from Six drawing tables), 1970

Sale Date: December 7, 2011

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Partition de musique facetieuse et ciel

Saul Steinberg

Partition de musique facetieuse et ciel

Sale Date: November 20, 2011

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The New Yorker, 1976

Saul Steinberg

The New Yorker, 1976

Sale Date: November 3, 2011

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Pyramid no.8, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Pyramid no.8, 1968

Sale Date: November 9, 2011

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Matisse postcard (from Six drawing tables), 1970

Saul Steinberg

Matisse postcard (from Six drawing tables), 1970

Sale Date: November 7, 2011

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The New Yorker, 1976

Saul Steinberg

The New Yorker, 1976

Sale Date: October 13, 2011

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For Meyer Schapiro (from For Meyer Schapiro), 1974

Saul Steinberg

For Meyer Schapiro (from For Meyer Schapiro), 1974

Sale Date: September 29, 2011

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Le Lloyd's still life, 1966

Saul Steinberg

Le Lloyd's still life, 1966

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

Auction Closed

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