Untitled

1950

Saul Steinberg

Associated Names
Saul Steinberg

Artist, American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999

The sculpture depicts three abstract human figures portrayed through a combination of physical elements and two-dimensional drawings. The figures are seated on a bench-like structure, which itself forms part of the sculpture. This structure is rectangular and made of a solid material. The human figures are drawn on the wall directly above the bench, each represented by simple black line drawings. The central figure is drawn holding a newspaper, one on the left appears to be holding a paper, and the one on the right has a box placed on its lap. The linear style of the artwork continues on the wooden floor, where the figures' legs and shoes are drawn, connecting the wall art to the three-dimensional bench components. The sculpture creates an interplay between flat imagery and real-world space, engaging viewers with both the wall and the floor in a cohesive scene.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 25.1 × 20.3 cm (9 7/8 × 8 in.)
    sheet: 35.3 × 28 cm (13 7/8 × 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2017.119.1


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Saul Steinberg Foundation, New York; gift to NGA (through Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York), 2017.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, by unknown hand, center in graphite perpendicular: FH6; bottom right in graphite: Pw# 31536; bottom right in graphite: 6372


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