Art, literature & historyAspera
1959
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and black ink with traces of graphite on cream paperboard
- Dimensions
- 51 × 76.5 cm (20 1/8 × 30 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2013.1523
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Aspera — Saul Steinberg. 1959.
Medium: Pen and black ink with traces of graphite on cream paperboard. Dimensions: 51 × 76.5 cm (20 1/8 × 30 1/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.