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)
Landscapes, 1972

Saul Steinberg

Landscapes, 1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2008

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Landscapes, 1972

Saul Steinberg

Landscapes, 1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2008

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Landscapes, 1972

Saul Steinberg

Landscapes, 1972

Sale Date: January 27, 2008

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Monte Alban, 1973

Saul Steinberg

Monte Alban, 1973

Sale Date: January 14, 2008

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Utopia III, 1967

Saul Steinberg

Utopia III, 1967

Sale Date: January 15, 2008

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Poster for Gallery Maeght, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Poster for Gallery Maeght, 1970

Sale Date: January 15, 2008

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A violin player

Saul Steinberg

A violin player

Sale Date: January 15, 2008

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Bellhop brings money to men in hotel room, 1940–1949

Saul Steinberg

Bellhop brings money to men in hotel room, 1940–1949

Sale Date: December 1, 2007

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13 colonies, 1971

Saul Steinberg

13 colonies, 1971

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Paysage notarié I, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Paysage notarié I, 1970

Sale Date: December 13, 2007

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Music bars as landscape

Saul Steinberg

Music bars as landscape

Sale Date: November 15, 2007

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Untitled still life, 1974

Saul Steinberg

Untitled still life, 1974

Sale Date: September 30, 2007

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Untitled still life, 1974

Saul Steinberg

Untitled still life, 1974

Sale Date: September 30, 2007

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Le Temps, 1965

Saul Steinberg

Le Temps, 1965

Sale Date: December 1, 2004

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Niagara Falls, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Niagara Falls, 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Millet (from Six Drawing Tables), 1970

Saul Steinberg

Millet (from Six Drawing Tables), 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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Music and china (from Six Drawing Tables), 1970

Saul Steinberg

Music and china (from Six Drawing Tables), 1970

Sale Date: September 20, 2007

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The Ahmet apartments (#64), 1966

Saul Steinberg

The Ahmet apartments (#64), 1966

Sale Date: September 12, 2007

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Certified landscapes

Saul Steinberg

Certified landscapes

Sale Date: September 12, 2007

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Laughing dog, 1988

Saul Steinberg

Laughing dog, 1988

Sale Date: September 10, 2007

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Allegory II, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Allegory II, 1970

Sale Date: June 19, 2007

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Mondrianesque collage (Group of 7 drawings), 1946

Saul Steinberg

Mondrianesque collage (Group of 7 drawings), 1946

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

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Man with a trick box, 1944

Saul Steinberg

Man with a trick box, 1944

Sale Date: June 7, 2007

Auction Closed

Il Duce at the Libyan front

Saul Steinberg

Il Duce at the Libyan front

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

Auction Closed

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