Sold to benefit programs for young musicians supported by the Alexander Schneider Foundation
Saul Steinberg (1914-1999)
Two works: Untitled
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Price Realised USD 6,875
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USD 3,000 - USD 5,000
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Two dynamic forces in art and in music in the second half of the 20th century were artist Saul Steinberg and conductor and violinist Alexander Schneider. They also happened to be life-long friends, part of a closely-knit circle of some of the world's leading artists, musicians, photographers and actors, who often gathered at Schneider's loft building on Manhattan's east side.
Schneider was described as "one of the most unquenchably energetic figures in the public musical life of the USA," by The New Groves Dictionary of Music & Musicians. Among many accomplishments, Schneider was a member of the legendary Budapest String Quartet and a guest conductor of major orchestras around the world. A recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors, he was the founding Artistic Director of the annual New York String Orchestra Seminar, one of the country's most acclaimed professional training programs for young musicians at Carnegie Hall, which is a major beneficiary of grants from the Alexander Schneider Foundation. This is the first time that these works are being made available for sale to benefit the projects for young musicians supported by the Alexander Schneider Foundation.
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Untitled (American Citizenship Certificate for Alexander Schneider) The sheet is hinged at the upper corners and center side edges to the mat. The sheet has slightly shifted in tone, and the edges of the sheet are discolored, not visible when matted. A faint passage of liquid staining is to the lower edge, possibly a vestige of the artist's working method. There is no apparent inpainting visible under ultraviolet light.
Untitled (Certificate for Alexander Schneider) The sheet is hinged at the upper corners with fabric tape to the mat. The sheet has shifted slightly in tone, most notably at the extreme edges. The saturation of colors has diminished slightly with time. A few minute creases and spots of very faint staining are occasionally, in keeping with the artist's working method.
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Lot 65Sale 18315
Two works: Untitled Saul Steinberg (1914-1999)Estimate: USD 3,000 - 5,000
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