Bingo in Venice, California

1953

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The image shows four individuals sitting side by side with no visible arms. They are positioned frontally with their heads and hats as focal points. Facial features are drawn with lines, giving them a stylized appearance. Three faces have vertical lines indicating facial hair or masks, while one face has colorful detailing. They wear distinctive hats with feathers and decorations. The setting includes a table and a bingo hall environment suggested by numbers and the title "Bingo in Venice, California." In the background are simple line drawings of people and props, and a bingo board is visible in the top right corner.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink, crayon, and watercolor on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 58.1 × 73.66 cm (22 7/8 × 29 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.143.9

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, New York, April 14-July 9, 1978

2002

  • Saul Steinberg. Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 7 February - 7 April 2002.

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

2013

  • Saul Steinberg: The Americans. Museum Ludwig, Köln, March 23 - June 23, 2013

Bibliography

1978

  • Rosenberg, Harold. _Saul Steinberg._New York, 1978: b/w repro. pl. 42

  • Saul Steinberg. Exh. brochure. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York 1978: no. 48

2002

  • Saul Steinberg. Exh. cat. Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 2002: color repro., pl. 47

2011

  • Saul Steinberg: As aventuras da linha. Exh. cat., Instituto Moreira Salles , Rio de Janeiro; Pinacoteca do Estado de Sao Paulo, 2011: pl. 42

2013

  • Prinzing, Andreas, ed. Saul Steinberg: The Americans, Exh. cat. Museum Ludwig, Köln, 2013, color repro., 151.

Inscriptions

lower center, in script, black pen and ink: Bingo in Venice, California; lower right, STEINBERG / 1953; in graphite, upper left verso: BINGO IN VENICE / CALIFORNIA, 1953 / 23" x 29"; upper center: Bingo in Venice Cal / 500; in green colored pencil, upper left corner: p

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q64630577

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