Lot 487
  • 487

Saul Steinberg (1914 - 1999)

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

  • Saul Steinberg (1914 - 1999)
  • The Affairs of the Anatol, 1957
  • ink, graphite, colored pencil and paper collage on paper
  • Sheet: 23 by 15 in. (58.4 by 38.1 cm.); Framed: 28 by 20 1/4 in. (71.1 by 51.4 cm.)
  • Executed in 1957, this work is a study for the poster for 'The Affairs of the Anatol,' Edgewater Beach Playhouse, August 1957.
ink, graphite, colored pencil and paper collage on paper; signed and illegibly inscribed

Provenance

Uta Hagen, New York (gift of the artist)
Thence by descent
Sotheby's, New York, 29 September 2004, Lot 284
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is mounted to the backing board. The upper and left vertical edge are deckled. There is discoloration, time staining and foxing throughout the sheet. There are minor linear abrasions to the paper along the lower and right vertical edge, visible upon close inspection. Framed under Plexiglas.
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