Evelyn Hofer: Saul Steinberg

Last week, Swann Auction Galleries of New York City offered Evelyn Hofer's intriguing 1978 portrait of cartoonist Saul Steinberg posing with a life-size cut-out of himself as a boy. The photograph is from the estate of art dealer Evelyne Z. Daitz. It did not find a buyer.

Saul Steinberg
Swann Auction Galleries, March 11, 2021

https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/EVELYN-HOFER-(1922-2009)-Saul-Steinberg-With-Himself-as-a-Li?saleno=2561&lotNo=168&refNo=778844

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Saul Steinberg Posing with Himself

Saul Steinberg is beside himself--his younger self--in this well-known photograph by Evelyn Hofer from 1976. One of a limited edition of five dye-transfer prints of this image will be sold at Swann Galleries on February 19 in New York. The estimate is $4,000-$6,000. Of course, for that kind of money you just might be able to snag an actual Steinberg drawing.

Evelyn Hofer, Saul Steinberg Posing with Himself, no. 1/5, 1976 

http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullcatalogue.asp?salelot=2374+++++150+&refno=++700100

February 19, 2015 Update: Sold!

Note:  There's a lot more to see here by and about Saul Steinberg.

I'm shocked to learn that there's even a fair amount of photography on this blog.

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