Artists and War

1969

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The image showcases a variety of shapes and lines, from the repetitive diagonal patterns of birds and airplanes to swirling curved lines at the top. The carefully arranged shapes create an abstract composition. Bird-like figures soar in organized clusters, while formations of running men could resemble soldiers or athletes. The rolling lines at the top bring to mind stylized waves or musical notes. Rows of people with what could be tripods suggest a gathering of artists or observers capturing a scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    rubber stamping and black- and blue-colored pencil on Strathmore paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 58.42 × 73.98 cm (23 × 29 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2016.143.22

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Saul Steinberg: Illuminations, The Morgan Library & Museum, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington; Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York; Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris; Kunsthaus Zürich; Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, 2006-2009.

Bibliography

1978

  • Rosenberg, Harold. _Saul Steinberg._New York, 1978: b/w repro. pl. 159

2006

  • Smith, Joel. Saul Steinberg: Illuminations. Exh. cat. The Morgan Library & Museum, New York; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington; Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio; Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York; Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris; Kunsthaus Zürich; Dulwich Picture Gallery, London; Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg; New Haven and London, 2006-2009: no. 53, col. repro. 171.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower right: STEINBERG 1969 / Copyright © 1969 Saul Steinberg

Markings

blind stamp: STRATHMORE / ARTIST [in circle with thistle symbol]

Wikidata ID

Q64630590

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