Bergamo

1966

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The image shows a landscape from an elevated perspective, featuring a small modern house to the right. A semi-circular dome structure partially buried or obscured is visible on the horizon. The sky is filled with swirling formations created with fine, cross-hatched ink lines, while the land below is depicted with minimalistic lines suggesting rolling hills. The color palette is mostly monochromatic, with hints of blue and red washes on the house.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink, crayon, and rubber stamping on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.88 × 76.52 cm (22 × 30 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.143.17

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA in 2016 from The Saul Steinberg Foundation, New York, NY.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1978

  • Saul Steinberg. Whitney Museum of American Art, April 14 - July 9, 1978

2014

  • Saul Steinberg: 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Pace Gallery, New York, September 11- October 18, 2014

Bibliography

1978

  • Rosenberg, Harold. _Saul Steinberg._New York, 1978: b/w repro. pl. 150

  • Saul Steinberg. Exh. brochure. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1978: no. 99

2014

  • _Saul Steinberg: 100th Anniversary Exhibition_Exh. cat. Pace Gallery, New York, September 11 - October 18, 2014, no. 48, color repro.

Inscriptions

in pen and black ink, lower right: STEINBERG 1966; in graphite, upper left verso: Bergamo, 1966 / 22" x 30" / ink and crayon; lower right verso: 31538

Wikidata ID

Q64630585

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