Two Vases
Artist
Saul Steinberg
(American, born Romania, 1914 - 1999)
Date1982
MediumWatercolor, gouache and pencil on paper
DimensionsImage: 21 3/8 × 29 3/8 inches (54.29 × 74.61 cm)
Framed: 29 × 37 × 1 3/4 inches (73.66 × 93.98 × 4.45 cm)
Framed: 29 × 37 × 1 3/4 inches (73.66 × 93.98 × 4.45 cm)
Credit LineGift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation
Object number2019.49.20
On View
Not on viewCollections
Exhibition History"A Way of Reasoning on Paper," The Art of Saul Steinberg, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. April 18 - December 3, 2023.
The still life was a subject Steinberg repeatedly turned to during his career. Compared to his playful treatment of other timeless themes, like portraiture, Steinberg approached this still life in a rather straightforward, traditional manner. This composition feels like a cousin to many of the floral still lifes that hang throughout the museum. It is, however, decidedly Steinbergian in a significant way: the pitcher and vase were his own. As such, this watercolor blurs the lines between still life and autobiography.
Copyright© The Saul Steinberg Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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