Untitled (Seated Man and Seated Woman with a Cat on Her Lap) [recto]

1967

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The image shows two individuals seated. The man on the left is sitting cross-legged on a green chair, wearing a brown suit and a striped tie. He has a shaded face with closed eyes, wearing glasses and combed-back hair. The woman on the right is sitting on a pink chair, wearing a striped top and plaid skirt. She has her hair styled in soft waves and a slight smile. A black and white cat is on her lap. Between them is a table with a blue vase of colorful flowers, and another vase with distinct patterns and more flowers. In front of the man is a round red ball on the floor. The background is plain.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, graphite, and debossing on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.88 × 76.2 cm (22 × 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.143.19.a

Associated Artworks

Untitled [verso]

Saul Steinberg

1967

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2014

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

Bibliography

2014

  • _Saul Steinberg: 100th Anniversary Exhibition_Exh. cat. Pace Gallery, New York, September 11 - October 18, 2014, no. 49, color repro.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: STEINBERG 1967 [underlined]

Markings

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

Watermarks

"RIVES" at upper left, "BFK" at upper right

Wikidata ID

Q64630587

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