Lot #2587: SAUL STEINBERG - Lightning - Ink drawing on paper

 

Artist: Saul Steinberg (Romanian/American, 1914 - 1999).
Title: "Lightning".
Medium: Ink drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1960.
Dimensions: Overall size: 6 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (165 x 133 mm).
Lot Note(s): Signed with the initials, lower right. Drawn on Arches watermarked cream wove paper. Fine condition, as drawn. Comment(s): Steinberg 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. [29962-1-800]