Author: STEINBERG, Saul
Title: Portraits
Description: 1950. STEINBERG, [Saul]. PORTRAITS. Sixteen pages numbered 81-96, stapled twice at the center, extracted from a FLAIR magazine, March 1950. 10 by 6 3/4 in. Each page is a black and white photograph representing a portrait, comprised of assemblage and drawing, by Steinberg. The portraits are witty and surprising due to Steinberg's use of common materials (chairs and footstools, boxes, scissors and a pocket knife, etc.) which are transformed by a few deft lines into people, cats, and even a bird. For instance, a single flower in a vase upon a small table draped with a cloth becomes, with only a few lines indicating facial features drawn on the vase, and with the addition of a string of pearls at the bottom of the vase and a beaded "belt" around the lace edge of the tablecloth, a portrait of a lady in a flowered hat. The outer wrappers are moderately soiled and just starting at the head. The fore-edge of the back wrapper, which is 1/4" wider than the other leaves, has couple of nicks and shows some edgewear. Nonetheless, it is very good. .

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