Saul Steinberg
American · 1914–1999 · Painter, Printmaker
Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born American artist, best known for his work for The New Yorker, most notably View of the World from 9th Avenue. He described himself as "a… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Saul Steinberg Stops for the NightClarke Auction Gallery · $32,000≈ £23,674≈ €27,913Sign up to see
Western HarpyLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $28,750≈ £17,646≈ €20,599Sign up to see
Dialogue of Sardinia and ParisBonhams · $27,000≈ £17,969≈ €21,339Sign up to see
Saul Steinberg’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
6 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 6 | 6 | 100% | $8kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 1 | 100% | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 4 | 100% | $10.8kSign up | $7.4kSign up | $23.8kSign up |
| Works on paper | 39 | 35 | 90% | $9.6kSign up | $6.9kSign up | $32kSign up |
| Watercolor | 13 | 11 | 85% | $11.1kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $27kSign up |
| Pastel | 2 | 2 | 100% | $8kSign up | $8kSign up | $10.6kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 17 | 94% | $6.9kSign up | $4kSign up | $32kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 57 | 53 | 93% | $688Sign up | $396Sign up | $5kSign up |
| Etching | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $1kSign up | $1.8kSign up |
| Lithograph | 48 | 44 | 92% | $698Sign up | $417Sign up | $5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $641Sign up | $641Sign up | $1.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 4 | 4 | 100% | $207Sign up | $203Sign up | $296Sign up |
| Other | 14 | 5 | 36% | $1.7kSign up | $1.8kSign up | $3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | $683Sign up |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | $710Sign up |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | $414Sign up |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | $4.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 | $5kSign up |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 | $334Sign up |
| 2018 | 5 | 4 | $4.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2015 | 7 | 2 | $1.2kSign up |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 | $10kSign up |
| 2013 | 4 | 4 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $500Sign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $26.9kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $127Sign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $27kSign up |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $575Sign up |