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A fantastic Saul Steinberg (Romanian-American, 1914-1999) hand-knotted pictorial wool tapestry in pink, blue, and green with vibrant accent colors. Dating to the 1970's, the figural composition brims with modernity, depicts a recumbent nude with secondary figure appearing taller on and aside a Persian carpet where a cat rests at the center on its green medallion. Provenance: The estate of a lady, Mamaroneck, NY. Dimensions: 109 1/2' L x 84" W About the Artist: Saul Steinberg was a Romanian-born artist who referred to himself as a writer who draws. After graduating from Polytechnic University of Milan with a degree in architecture, he began submitting cartoons to the humor newspaper Bertoldo, later contributing to The New Yorker, Fortune, Vogue, Mademoiselle, and Harper's Bazaar after immigrating to the United States in order to escape from anti-Semitic laws emerging under Fascist rule. Steinberg's work is known for pioneering boundaries apart from low and high art, with experience in advertising, photography, textiles, stage sets, and murals. Additional hi-res photos can be found at www.blackrockgalleries.com