Saul Steinberg

Original Poster for The New Yorker Magazine 1976 by Saul Steinberg

1976

The Parisian Woman is one of legend - elegant, carefree, and endlessly chic. Jean Cocteau used this motif in his lighthearted design for Air France. Scarf tied around her hair, with the ubiquitous cigarette in hand, the woman gazes out above the City of Lights. Her smoke curls into text, turning into the tracks of an airplane in the sky. Jean Cocteau (1889 -1963) was a French poet, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Cocteau was a member of the social elite in Paris and was close with cultural icons such as Pablo Picasso, Marlene Dietrich, Coco Chanel, Igor Stravinsky, Édith Piaf, and Jean Genet. He sought to explore all arenas of the art world instead of focusing on one branch, which was considered controversial at the time. As an artist, Cocteau belonged to the Return to Order School (coined after one of his literary works), which rejected cubism and the avant-garde. Stylistically, his art combines elements of Romanticism and Surrealism in unique ways. Air France was formed in 1933 through a merger of several smaller international companies. These smaller airlines had already built extensive networks across the world, and when combined under the Air France umbrella they created an exciting accessibility to fliers. Air France remains one of the most highly regarded international airlines, servicing 78 countries around the world. It served as France's primary national flag carrier for seven decades prior to its 2003 merger with KLM...

Train and Globes is a 1990 print by art deco artist Pierre Fix Masseau. The artwork was a unique design commissioned for a marketing event in 1990. The event had a "global networking...

This is an original lithographic poster created for United Air Lines by an anonymous artist in the early 1970's. It is reminiscent of the carriage horses in New York in the area of C...

This is an attractive 1963 bird's eye view map of Southern California issued by the Southern California Tourist Association, Inc. It covers from Malibu Beach to Ensenada in Mexico an...

This edition of Derrière le Miroir (DLM), numbered 205, features the artwork of Saul Steinberg, published in 1973 by ARTE in Paris, France. The cover, along with the contents, showca...

Saul Steinberg Derrière le Miroir: A lithographic cover published c. 1969. Well suited for framing. A fantastic vintage Saul Steinberg collectible within reach. Lithograph in color...

This is an original vintage poster from 1970 by Saul Steinberg, created to celebrate a special event at the Maeght Gallery in Paris, titled Nuits de La Fondation. The event featured ...

Saul Steinberg Lithograph c.1970 from Derrière le Miroir: Lithograph in colors. 11 x 14 inches. Very good overall vintage condition. Unsig...