Photo © Morgan O'Driscoll — view this lot on Morgan O'Driscoll ↗Via Airmail, 1970
Lithograph · ed. edition of 150
Morgan O'Driscoll · Apr 21, 2026€600 ≈ $706 ≈ £522Sign up free to see price
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The Real Table
Saul Steinberg (American, 1914–1999) · 1972-1974
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $25,000 – $35,000 (≈ £19,408 – £27,172) (≈ €22,355 – €31,298)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Works on paper all oil results →As published: “wood drafting table, steel and wood collage and oil, watercolor and pencil on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Incised with the artist's signature and date "STEINBERG 1974" lower right corner of the table top; further signed and dated "STEINBERG 1972" lower right of the
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 31 7/8 x 30 7/8 x 23 1/8 in. (81 x 78.6 x 58.6 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010419)
- Date
- May 15, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 202
- Estimate
- $25,000 – $35,000 (≈ £19,408 – £27,172) (≈ €22,355 – €31,298)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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