On December 15, Bonhams will be offering two original ink drawings by Saul Steinberg in its Fine Books and Manuscripts sale. The first is a female violinist drawn on music paper. The second is a pair of women reportedly similar to "Three Liberties."
Sale 19427 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, 15 Dec 2011
New York
The first drawing:
On a similar note:
The second drawing:
Lot No: 5152
Estimate: US$5,000 - 7,000
For the record, here are Steinberg's "Three Liberties" (1949-1951). I don't find the resemblance between the drawings all that compelling. I do find it intriguing that he spent three years working on the drawing, which shows three female subway riders in a pose glibly suggestive of the Statue of Liberty.
Sale 19427 - Fine Books and Manuscripts, 15 Dec 2011
New York
The first drawing:
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Lot No: 5151
STEINBERG, SAUL. 1914-1999.
Original gouache and ink on large sheet of musical score, 500 x 330 mm, of a corpulent Baroque violinist, signed lower right, laid down, matted and framed.
Estimate: US$5,000 - 7,000
December 15, 2011: Sold for US$7,500 inclusive of Buyer's Premium
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On a similar note:
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Saul Steinberg (AMERICAN, 1914-1999)
A violin player
signed 'Steinberg' (lower right) ink on a lined music sheet 19½ x 13 in. (49.6 x 33 cm.) Price Realized
Price includes buyer's premium Estimate$2,000 - $3,000 Sale Information
Sale 1956 Lot 339
Christie's Interiors 15 - 16 January 2008 New York, Rockefeller Plazahttp://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5027857 |
The second drawing:
STEINBERG, SAUL. 1914-1999.
Original ink and traces of color on paper, 360 x 280 mm, of 2 women similar to his "Three Liberties" but wearing curiously anachronistic punkish pants, signed and dated at lower right ("Steinberg 1951"), colors faded, matted and framed.
Estimate: US$5,000 - 7,000
December 15, 2011: Sold for US$6,875 inclusive of Buyer's Premium
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March 31, 2014 Update: The untitled work with two standing female figures is currently listed with Adam Baumgold Gallery.
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Interesting. I can't say I know the artist but that first one has a real touch of Searle about it.
ReplyDeleteI don't know about that, but it is definitely worth your while to get to know Steinberg better.
ReplyDeleteProbably just the scrolling!
ReplyDelete"Ronald Searle, along with Saul Steinberg and Andre Francois, is internationally acknowledged as one of the most original satirical artists of our time." --from the dust wrapper of Ronald Searle's Zoodiac (New York: Pantheon Books, 1977)
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