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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Saul Steinberg Artworks

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Saul Steinberg (1,354 results)
Views of Paris

Saul Steinberg

Views of Paris": Group of Two Wallpaper..., 1946

Sale Date: December 8, 2021

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Portrait, 1971, 1971

Saul Steinberg

Portrait, 1971, 1971

Sale Date: December 5, 2021

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Notes et témoignages sur la vie de Jean Hélion, 1977

Saul Steinberg

Notes et témoignages sur la vie de Jean Hélion, 1977

Sale Date: November 29, 2021

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Sam's Art, from New York International, 1965

Saul Steinberg

Sam's Art, from New York International, 1965

Sale Date: November 18, 2021

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STEINBERG, SAUL. Canal Street., 1990

Saul Steinberg

STEINBERG, SAUL. Canal Street., 1990

Sale Date: November 9, 2021

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A Biography (9 Postcards), 1970

Saul Steinberg

A Biography (9 Postcards), 1970

Sale Date: October 15, 2021

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Self-Satisfied Southpaw, 1955

Saul Steinberg

Self-Satisfied Southpaw, 1955

Sale Date: October 4, 2021

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For Cristina, 1965

Saul Steinberg

For Cristina, 1965

Sale Date: September 23, 2021

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Untitled, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: September 14, 2021

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Noise Music, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Noise Music, 1968

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Electric Drill Music, 1968

Saul Steinberg

Electric Drill Music, 1968

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Conversation (Three Women), 1968

Saul Steinberg

Conversation (Three Women), 1968

Sale Date: September 16, 2021

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Bogdan Debenjak and Saul Steinberg Original Art...

Saul Steinberg

Bogdan Debenjak and Saul Steinberg Original Art...

Sale Date: August 8, 2021

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FABRIC PATTERNS / HORSES & THE WEDDING.]..., 1950

Saul Steinberg

FABRIC PATTERNS / HORSES & THE WEDDING.]..., 1950

Sale Date: August 5, 2021

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The New Yorker / View of the World from 9th..., 1976

Saul Steinberg

The New Yorker / View of the World from 9th..., 1976

Sale Date: July 20, 2021

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4 Postcards Table, 1974

Saul Steinberg

4 Postcards Table, 1974

Sale Date: July 21, 2021

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Main Street, 1972–1973

Saul Steinberg

Main Street, 1972–1973

Sale Date: July 7, 2021

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Untitled, 1970, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Untitled, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: June 30, 2021

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Divine Intervention

Saul Steinberg

Divine Intervention

Sale Date: June 24, 2021

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untitled (Face), 1965

Saul Steinberg

untitled (Face), 1965

Sale Date: June 17, 2021

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Sam's Art (from the New York International..., 1966

Saul Steinberg

Sam's Art (from the New York International..., 1966

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

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Braque; Millet (two works from Six Drawing..., 1970

Saul Steinberg

Braque; Millet (two works from Six Drawing..., 1970

Sale Date: June 16, 2021

Auction Closed

Via Air Mail, 1970, 1970

Saul Steinberg

Via Air Mail, 1970, 1970

Sale Date: June 9, 2021

Auction Closed

Exhibit: The Plateau, 1973

Saul Steinberg

Exhibit: The Plateau, 1973

Sale Date: June 3, 2021

Auction Closed

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