Saturday, August 25, 2012

Steinberg Fish Mail

This fanciful piece by Saul Steinberg was offered on June 25, 2011 at Illustration House. It boasts an excellent provenance, having belonged to the prominent modern art curator William Lieberman, who passed away in 2005.

Saul Steinberg, Fish and Postage Stamps
Saul Steinberg, Fish and Postage Stamps, Illustration House Auction Listing
http://www.illustration-house.com/exhib/a43/a43pages/a43_056.html



November 10, 2012 Update:  Seven months prior to being offered at Illustration House, this drawing was one of two offered at Swann Galleries. Note that the selling price for the two drawings at Swann, while almost twice their high estimate, was still less than half the low estimate for the one drawing at Illustration House.

Does anyone happen to know the sale price at Illustration House?

Saul Steinberg, Abstract with Fish and Postage Stamps, Swann Galleries Auction Listing
Image added November 10, 2012 
http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2231+++++294+&refno=++638351&saletype=

Saul Steinberg, Abstract with Fish and Postage Stamps, Swann Galleries Sale Price
Image added November 10, 2012 
http://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/asp/fullCatalogue.asp?salelot=2231+++++294+&refno=++638351&saletype=

0437

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