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)
Untitled, 1970, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Galerie Maeght 'Taxi' poster and signed..., 1978

Saul Steinberg

Galerie Maeght 'Taxi' poster and signed..., 1978

Sale Date: June 15, 2023

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Untitled

Saul Steinberg

Untitled

Sale Date: June 13, 2023

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Milano 1933, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Milano 1933, 1968

Sale Date: May 25, 2023

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Untitled (Man at Cafe Table)

Attributed to Saul Steinberg

Untitled (Man at Cafe Table)

Sale Date: May 12, 2023

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Untitled (Man at Cafe Table)

Attributed to Saul Steinberg

Untitled (Man at Cafe Table)

Sale Date: April 14, 2023

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For Cristina, 1965

Saul Steinberg

For Cristina, 1965

Sale Date: April 11, 2023

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Giant postcard, 1967

Saul Steinberg

Giant postcard, 1967

Sale Date: April 5, 2023

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untitled (Face), 1965

Saul Steinberg

untitled (Face), 1965

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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Chrysler Building (Night), 1965

Saul Steinberg

Chrysler Building (Night), 1965

Sale Date: April 1, 2023

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Paris Review

Saul Steinberg

Paris Review

Sale Date: March 29, 2023

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Canal Street, 1990

Saul Steinberg

Canal Street, 1990

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Japan Bridge, 1969

Saul Steinberg

Japan Bridge, 1969

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Landscape with Green Seal and Two Figures, 1974

Saul Steinberg

Landscape with Green Seal and Two Figures, 1974

Sale Date: March 15, 2023

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Navajo Motel, 1965

Saul Steinberg

Navajo Motel, 1965

Sale Date: February 28, 2023

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Braque Millet (from the Six Drawing Tables..., 1970

Saul Steinberg

Braque Millet (from the Six Drawing Tables..., 1970

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Niagara Falls, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Niagara Falls, 1970

Sale Date: February 15, 2023

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Marty's Deli, 1982

Saul Steinberg

Marty's Deli, 1982

Sale Date: January 30, 2023

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Taxi Cab. Design for a play prop., 1966

Saul Steinberg

Taxi Cab. Design for a play prop., 1966

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Santa at the door., 1953

Saul Steinberg

Santa at the door., 1953

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Untitled

Attributed to Saul Steinberg

Untitled

Sale Date: December 17, 2022

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JUKE BOX

Saul Steinberg

JUKE BOX

Sale Date: December 13, 2022

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The Orient Express Table, 1981

Saul Steinberg

The Orient Express Table, 1981

Sale Date: December 14, 2022

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A Rose is A Rose is A Rose, 1993

Saul Steinberg

A Rose is A Rose is A Rose, 1993

Sale Date: December 7, 2022

Auction Closed

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