1973
LeRoy Neiman, born LeRoy Runquist, is best known for his vibrantly colored paintings and screen prints, which draw on Impressionism and Pop Art and frequently feature portraits of athletes and musicians as well as depictions of sporting events. He is renowned for creating art during live coverage of the Olympics and other major American and international sports competitions. He once commented, “I use (bold) color to emphasize the scent, the spirit, and the feeling of the thing I’ve experienced.”
Born in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Neiman showed an early aptitude for drawing. After returning home from WWII, he studied at the Saint Paul School of Art and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), where his classmates included Robert Indiana and Leon Golub. Upon graduation in 1950, he began teaching at SAIC.
In 1953, his oil painting Idle Boats won first prize at the Twin City Show, where the Minneapolis Art Institute purchased it. Neiman’s reputation quickly grew, and museums such as the Carnegie Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington purchased his works.
In 1954, Neiman’s famous association with Playboy magazine began to take shape. Hugh Hefner commissioned Neiman to create an illustration for this fledgling magazine, and his piece won the 1954 Chicago Art Directors Award. This led to a relationship with Playboy that lasted five decades and included Neiman writing and illustrating the “Man at His Leisure” section and the creation of the well-known “Femlin” — a female nymph wearing only opera gloves, stockings and high heels — which appeared on the “Party Jokes” page in every issue since 1955.
In 1970, the 5th Dimension commissioned Neiman to create a cover illustration for the pop group’s album Portrait. In 1994, he created the illustration used for the playbill and the immense Broadway mural for the musical Busker Alley. He was inducted as a Laureate of The Lincoln Academy of Illinois and awarded the highest honor of the state of Illinois, the Order of Lincoln, in 2009.
Today, you can find Neiman’s works in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Indianapolis Museum of Art (Newfields), among others.
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Million Dollar Strike, Pop Art Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Million Dollar Strike (Earl Anthony) Year: 1982 Medium: Serigraph, Signed by the artist and Earl Ant...
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Bistro Garden, Impressionist Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph print by Leroy Neiman from 1987. A colorful impressionist view of a bustling garden dining area. Signed and framed in gold wooden frame. Artist: LeRoy Neiman, America...
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Harlem Streets, Pop Art Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Harlem Streets Year: 1982 Medium: Screenprint, signed in pencil Edition: PP Image Size: 24 x 41.5 inches Size: 30 x 48 in. (76.2 x...
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Celebrity Night at Spago, Pop Art Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Celebrity Night at Spago Year: 1993 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300/600 Image Size: 24.5 x 37 inch...
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Prince Charles at Windsor, Pop Art Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1921 - 2012) Title: Prince Charles at Windsor Year: 1982 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300...
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Wine Alfresco, Screenprint by LeRoy Neiman
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Long Island City, NY
A serigraph by Leroy Neiman from 2000. A colorful scene of friends enjoying wine in a countryside landscape. Signed and framed in gold wood frame. Artist: LeRoy Neiman, American (1...
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Pool Room, Hand Signed Serigraph, Edition of 350, Framed, Contemporary, 1971
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on wove paper. Hand signed lower right by LeRoy Neiman. Hand numbered 260/350 lower left. Image size: 17.25 x 20.75 inches. Sheet size: 22.5 x 25.75 inches. ...
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Ascot Finish Screen Print, Impressionist Style, Signed, Edition of 300, 1974
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 300. All reasonable offers will be considered.
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Homage to Boucher Serigraph, Hand Signed AP, 20x35 Inches, Framed
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower right by LeRoy Neiman. Hand numbered AP lower left. Image size: 20 x 35 inches. Sheet size: 26 x 40 inches. Frame size: 33.5 x 4...
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Casino, 1972
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Rochester Hills, MI
Artist: LeRoy Neiman (American, 1921-2012) Title: Casino Year: 1972 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and marked A P ( Artist Proof) in pencil Edition: AP Paper Size: 31¾ x 26 inches LeRoy Neiman was a sports artist, a chronicler of contemporary lifestyles and a creator of the action-subject. He is credited with reviving figure painting during the years of the abstract movement when the figure, and realism in general, were abandoned. Neiman paints with a technique that often starts with his own Impressionistic style and continues with a process that looks very similar to the action paintings of the Abstract Expressionists. Accident and chance seem to play significant roles in determining the final appearance of his creations. This is seen in Neimans spontaneous application of paint and color. He paints quickly to grasp moments in time. His works are held in the collections of both the Baseball...
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In the Stretch
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Philadelphia, PA
LeRoy Neiman's art style is a blend of impressionism, expressionism, and realism, with elements of Pop Art is a great addition to any art collection.
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Celebrity Night at Spago Hand Signed Screen Print, Edition of 600, Custom Framed
By LeRoy Neiman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed numbered by the artist. Framed size: approx. 37 x 49 in. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. Edition of 600. All reasonable offers w...
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