Portrait of M

1992, published 1997

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

Patricia Mitchell

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a line drawing of a person's head and shoulders in profile view facing left. The person has exaggerated facial features, including a large nose and prominent chin. The eyes are simple and rounded with lashes, and the eyebrows are slightly arched. The hair is wavy and falls just above the shoulders. The person is wearing a pearl necklace. The background is plain within a square border.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L., LLC and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 33.02 × 33.81 cm (13 × 13 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 61.12 × 61.75 cm (24 1/16 × 24 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.54.11

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2017 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1707.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 50.11. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: SP 1/6; lower right in graphite: ST; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: ST92-1294

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q77259899

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