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Saul Steinberg — Saul Steinberg
Saul Steinberg

Saul Steinberg

A complex and self-referential composition by the celebrated Romanian-American illustrator and artist Saul Steinberg, this work combines watercolor, ink, rubber stamps, and pencil on wove paper to create a layered visual meditation. Steinberg's signature wit is evident in the interplay of bureaucratic rubber stamp marks alongside his fluid, expressive linework, blurring the boundaries between fine art and graphic invention. The work exemplifies his lifelong fascination with identity, authorship, and the nature of representation itself.

Medium
Watercolor, ink, rubber stamps and pencil drawing, on wove paper.

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April 24, 2018

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Saul Steinberg, Saul Steinberg

A complex and self-referential composition by the celebrated Romanian-American illustrator and artist Saul Steinberg, this work combines watercolor, ink, rubber stamps, and pencil on wove paper to create a layered visual meditation. Steinberg's signature wit is evident in the interplay of bureaucratic rubber stamp marks alongside his fluid, expressive linework, blurring the boundaries between fine art and graphic invention. The work exemplifies his lifelong fascination with identity, authorship, and the nature of representation itself.

Medium
Watercolor, ink, rubber stamps and pencil drawing, on wove paper.
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Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

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Watercolor, Mixed Media Drawing, 20th Century, Male Artist, Modernist, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Satirical Illustration, Celebrated Artist, Abstract Figures, American Artist, Figurative Art, Modernism, Works on Paper, Whimsical, Watercolor and Ink, Abstract Figurative, Ink Drawing, Whimsical Mood

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