Lot #2600: SAUL STEINBERG - No Vember - Ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Saul Steinberg (Romanian/American, 1914 - 1999).
Title: "No Vember".
Medium: Ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed 1974.
Dimensions: Overall size: 7 5/8 x 11 13/16 in. (194 x 300 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed with the initials, lower right. Drawn on slightly textured cream wove paper. Fine condition, as drawn. Comment(s): Steinberg provided the original drawing for the ‘New Yorker’ magazine, November 18, 1974. He would occasionally revisit his favorite works in the form of drawings given to relatives, friends, and other artists, as in our example. He was a Jewish Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his work for ‘The New Yorker,’ his most famous image being “View of the World from 9th Avenue.” Image copyright © The Saul Steinberg Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. [29960-2-800]