Untitled

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Artist Saul Steinberg (American, 1914–1999)

Title Untitled

Date Ca. 1975–1980

Medium Graphite frottage on paper

Dimensions Image: 14 3/8 x 23 1/16 in. (36.5 x 58.6 cm)
Sheet: 14 3/8 x 23 1/16 in. (36.5 x 58.6 cm)
Framed (Exhibition Frame): 25 1/8 x 31 1/8 x 1 in. (63.8 x 79.1 x 2.5 cm)

Credit Line Gift of The Saul Steinberg Foundation, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2019.108

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Steinberg often experimented with abstract patterns and textures, as well as with different drawing techniques. The process used here, known as frottage, uses overlapping shapes of different depths and a rubbing method with graphite to reveal a pattern on the surface below. The shapes recall the French curve, a traditional drafting tool.

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"Untitled | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2019.108