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SAUL STEINBERG (1914-1999) NEW YORKER. 1976. 39 3/4x27 3/4 inches. The New Yorker, Inc., New York. Condition A-: wrinkles in margins and image. Framed. Born in Romania, Steinberg moved to Milan to study architecture when he was 19, and then emigrated to New York in 1941. Once here he became beloved as a cartoonist for the New Yorker Magazine. An outstanding draughtsman, he humorously criticized American lifestyle in the periodical and in his numerous albums. Steinberg worked for the New Yorker for nearly 60 years; during that time he created almost 90 covers and over 1200 drawings for the magazine. The concept and the rendering of this image are a perfect demonstration of Steinberg's sense of the absurd, which was an instrumental part of his work. This image is far and away his most famous. It originally appeared as a cover of the magazine on March 29, 1976, and became so popular that it was issued in this poster format. It has also been widely copied around the world. Still, as is the nature with posters, despite the large number that were printed, it was never kept and consequently has become scarce.
