Parade 2

1950-1951

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The image shows a series of minimalist line drawings of figures with triangular heads and rectangular bodies in dynamic poses. The figures interact with stamped text and symbols like "APPROVED," "RUSH," "FRAGILE," and "TRIPLICATE" displayed in bold typography throughout the composition. The drawings feature exaggerated angular noses and suggest movement, resembling individuals engaged in activities related to handling packages, signs, stamps, and labels. The artwork evokes a busy mailing or stamping process, with the figures resembling workers managing various tasks and documents.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with fingerprint and rubber stamping on Strathmore paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 39.37 × 58.74 cm (15 1/2 × 23 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.143.4

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2011

  • Saul Steinberg: As aventuras da linha, Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro, 28 May - 21 August 2011; Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo, 2 September - 6 November 2011

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

2011

  • Saul Steinberg: As aventuras da linha. Exh. cat., Instituto Moreira Salles , Rio de Janeiro; Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo, 2011: pl. 111

Inscriptions

upper left verso: Parade 2; lower right corner: 165

Markings

blind stamp: [in circle] STRATHMORE / USE EITHER SIDE

Wikidata ID

Q64630572

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