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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The Collection of 'Ghostbusters' Director Ivan Reitman Heads to Christie's, Led By a Rare Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter

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The Collection of 'Ghostbusters' Director Ivan Reitman Heads to Christie's, Led By a Rare Picasso Portrait of Marie-Thérèse Walter
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Art & Exhibitions

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Saul Steinberg Artworks

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Auction Results

Saul Steinberg (1,354 results)
LA, 1994

Saul Steinberg

LA, 1994

Sale Date: September 27, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled (+ Untitled, 1972, 48/75; 2 works), 1966

Saul Steinberg

Untitled (+ Untitled, 1972, 48/75; 2 works), 1966

Sale Date: September 27, 2006

Auction Closed

Interior table, 1988

Saul Steinberg

Interior table, 1988

Sale Date: September 13, 2006

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Preferendum 70, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Preferendum 70, 1970

Sale Date: July 6, 2006

Auction Closed

Gare du Nord, 1951

Saul Steinberg

Gare du Nord, 1951

Sale Date: July 11, 2006

Auction Closed

The Kronenhalle stillife, 1971

Saul Steinberg

The Kronenhalle stillife, 1971

Sale Date: June 27, 2006

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New York City subway exit

Saul Steinberg

New York City subway exit

Sale Date: June 21, 2006

Auction Closed

At the piano (+ Figure study, gouache, verso), 1960

Saul Steinberg

At the piano (+ Figure study, gouache, verso), 1960

Sale Date: June 8, 2006

Auction Closed

Metro, 1951

Saul Steinberg

Metro, 1951

Sale Date: June 8, 2006

Auction Closed

New Yorker, 1976

Saul Steinberg

New Yorker, 1976

Sale Date: May 8, 2006

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Demonstration, 1971

Saul Steinberg

Demonstration, 1971

Sale Date: May 11, 2006

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Par avion, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Par avion, 1970

Sale Date: May 3, 2006

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Preferendum 70, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Preferendum 70, 1970

Sale Date: April 13, 2006

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Looking back, 1949

Saul Steinberg

Looking back, 1949

Sale Date: April 6, 2006

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Cityscape, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Cityscape, 1970

Sale Date: March 15, 2006

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This was made for economy: Really one horse is...

Saul Steinberg

This was made for economy: Really one horse is...

Sale Date: March 7, 2006

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Sixteen island views, 1974

Saul Steinberg

Sixteen island views, 1974

Sale Date: March 16, 2006

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Translated document, 1974

Saul Steinberg

Translated document, 1974

Sale Date: March 16, 2006

Auction Closed

Two eastern sunsets, 1973

Saul Steinberg

Two eastern sunsets, 1973

Sale Date: January 10, 2006

Auction Closed

Gare du Nord, 1951

Saul Steinberg

Gare du Nord, 1951

Sale Date: January 10, 2006

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1968

Sale Date: January 10, 2006

Auction Closed

Man in landscape

Saul Steinberg

Man in landscape

Sale Date: December 7, 2005

Auction Closed

Mask of landscape (20 works in 1 frame), 1966

Saul Steinberg

Mask of landscape (20 works in 1 frame), 1966

Sale Date: December 5, 2005

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1969

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1969

Sale Date: December 5, 2005

Auction Closed

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