Steinberg's All In Line

Published in New York, United States, by Duell, Sloan and Pearce in 1945, All in Line is the seminal debut monograph by the legendary Romanian-American artist and iconic New Yorker illustrator Saul Steinberg. Assembling over two hundred of Steinberg's brilliant line drawings, ink sketches, and WWII military illustrations, this historic volume introduced his unmatched graphic wit, surreal observations, and linear elegance to a global audience. The collection features a wide variety of subjects, ranging from satirical depictions of American domestic life and Parisian street scenes to his celebrated wartime drawings created during his service with the US Navy in China, India, North Africa, and Italy.

Featuring a distinctive mid-century off-white dust jacket presentation, the cover design showcases Steinberg's iconic minimalist drawing of an artist hand holding a dip pen alongside expressive handwritten title banners reading STEINBERG across the top and ALL IN LINE along the bottom. Surrounding the central drawing are colorful faux-stamp motifs printed in pastel shades of orange, green, red, pink, and yellow, each containing whimsical pen-and-ink vignettes of figures, automobiles, horses, and architectural elements. Inside, the volume contains crisp monochrome full-page plates and sequence drawings highlighting Steinberg's innovative calligraphic line work. An essential centerpiece collectible for illustration historians, New Yorker art enthusiasts, and collectors of modern graphic art monographs.