Inge Morath: The Saul Steinberg Mask Series

Nowadays, when one encounters a mask crafted by Saul Steinberg, it's likely to be mounted in plexiglass on a gallery wall. Steinberg himself had a lot of fun with some of these masks, clowning with them and posing for a series of photographs taken by photographer Inge Morath. Here are three examples from the Saul Steinberg Mask Series that appeared at Swann Auction Galleries over the last few years:

Inge Morath
Swann Auction Galleries

https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/INGE-MORATH-(1923-2002)-Man-standing-next-to-his-car-from-th?saleno=2548&lotNo=146&refNo=774414

Inge Morath
Swann Auction Galleries

https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/INGE-MORATH-(1923-2002)-Man-standing-next-to-his-car-from-th?saleno=2548&lotNo=146&refNo=774414

Inge Morath
Swann Auction Galleries

https://catalogue.swanngalleries.com/Lots/auction-lot/INGE-MORATH-(1923-2002)-Saul-Steinberg-Mask-Series-People-in?saleno=2458&lotNo=174&refNo=734592

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The series of photographs is collected in Inge Morath's book Masquerade (2000). (Photos below of the signed edition are taken from Worthpoint, cropped.)

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