Saul Steinberg, Signed Paris Review Color Lithograph, 1967....

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Saul Steinberg, Signed Paris Review Color Lithograph, 1967. Limited edition 1967 color lithograph titled The Paris Review, featuring an abstract green-eyed black and white cat with a thought bubble that reads "The Paris Review." The print bears the artist's initials in the lower right, penciled initials at center bottom, and is hand-numbered 44/150. The artwork was later used as the cover image for the Fall 1995 issue (#136) of The Paris Review, with the thought bubble removed. A favorite of Southern's friend and Paris Review founder George Plimpton, this same image hung by his piano. Lithograph measures 37.5" x 25", set in a 35" x 43" matte and housed in a 45" x 32.25" black wooden frame. Print is unexamined out of frame. Frame exhibits light chipping to the bottom right corner and minor scuffing. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions. From the Collection of Terry Southern.

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