Manaos (Manaus) 1952
1976
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1976
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Manaos (Manaus) 1952 is a 1976 by Saul Steinberg, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows two scenes. The top scene is an abstract cityscape with buildings, roads, and trees. The bottom scene is a more detailed cityscape with a building that says "Rio Negro Club" and a bus that says "Tarata". Both scenes have trees and people. The drawing is done in pencil and colored pencil. You can learn more about this artist's work by looking up Steinberg, Saul.
The drawing *Manaos (Manaus)* from 1952 depicts two buildings set in imagined landscapes, created by Saul Steinberg as a retrospective interpretation of his 1952 trip to Brazil. The upper drawing critiques Bauhaus-style architecture through exaggerated cantilevered forms, while both compositions feature cloud formations with central voids and kidney-shaped elements influenced by Cubism and Arp. The work reflects Steinberg’s practice of transforming memory into stylized, imaginative compositions, often incorporating motifs from his postcard-based studies.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ever seen a line that looks like a face before you realize it’s a street map? That’s Saul Steinberg’s party trick—he turned the whole world into a doodle. The guy spent decades sketching New York’s subway grates,…
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