Parade 5

1950-1951

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The image features swirling, elongated lines creating an abstract pattern. Small figures of people holding oversized quill pens are shown. One person is carrying a large, colorful flag with intricate designs. Grids resembling manhole covers or decorative grates are scattered throughout the scene. The fusion of abstract lines with recognizable elements connects the abstract with the real world.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink, graphite, and watercolor on Strathmore paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 36.51 × 57.79 cm (14 3/8 × 22 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.143.5

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1952

  • Saul Steinberg: Drawings, Betty Parsons/Sidney Janis, New York, January 28 - February 16, 1952

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

Bibliography

2011

  • Saul Steinberg: As aventuras da linha. Exh. cat., Instituto Moreira Salles , Rio de Janeiro; Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo, 2011: pl. 108

Inscriptions

in graphite, upper center: [in circle] 65, Parade 5 / [various other notations]

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q64630573

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