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Saul Steinberg’s cartoons have graced the pages of the New Yorker for more than four decades. So widely recognized are his sophisticated illustrations, in fact, that his reputation as a fine artist has often been overlooked—which hasn’t seemed to bother Steinberg a bit. He once said that “not belonging to either world allowed me to postpone a decision on what to be.” Whether as a cartoonist or a fine artist, he has rendered a world of subjects, from the humor of everyday life to the pathos of the ages, with witty aplomb. . . .
:: Stacey Schmidt, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art Text excerpted from A Capital Collection: Masterworks from the Corcoran Gallery of Art, which is available for purchase in the Corcoran Shop. :: Click here to purchase this catalog online :: View more Prints and Drawings
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